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Denmark: Iraqi criminal refugees deported
2008-05-23
Two Iraqis convicted of crimes in Denmark have been deported, despite the protests of human rights advocates

Two Iraqi refugees ordered deported from Denmark after committing crimes arrived in the unstable central Iraq area on Thursday. The two, one of whom had had been convicted of murder, were reportedly arrested by Iraqi police immediately upon their arrival in Baghdad.
One committed murder and they sent him back to Iraq? What, the prisons in Denmark were full?
They are the first of nearly a dozen Iraqi refugees who had been seeking asylum but were convicted of crimes in Denmark are being sent back to Iraq. Denmark had previously sent six Iraqi criminals back to more peaceful southern area, but this is the first time it has deported refugees to the region surrounding Baghdad.

The United Nations High Commission for Refugees has condemned the practice of sending refugees back to Iraq, regardless of whether they are criminals or not, and regardless of which region they are returned to. Amnesty International has also criticised the practice.
Of course they did. That's how you know it's okay to do it.
The Immigration Ministry has publicly acknowledged its disagreement with the UNHCR over the issue, but Birthe Rønn Hornbech, the integration minister, said the deportations were not in violation of any international conventions.
"This ... is ... DENMARK!"
A majority of the 11 refugees have lived in Denmark for over 10 years, but the National Police pointed out that the crimes for which they were convicted were 'serious'.
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