Denmark could face legal action over attempts to return Syrian refugees

Authorities in Denmark began rejecting Syrian refugees’ applications for renewal of temporary residency status last summer and justified the move because a report had found the security situation in some parts of the country had “improved significantly”. About 1,200 people from Damascus currently living in Denmark are believed to be affected by the policy, most of those affected appear to be women and older people, many of whom face being separated from their families.

Refugees to avoid deportation are making an application asking the court to consider interim measures, which would involve ordering Denmark to stop revoking residencies until a substantive complaint has been considered and ruled upon.