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December 14, 2021

Danish Ex-Minister Gets Prison for Illegally Separating Families of Asylum Seekers
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Denmark's former immigration minister has been sentenced to 60 days in
prison, after she was found guilty of illegally separating underage,
asylum-seeking couples. Inger Støjberg was accused of violating the
European Convention on Human Rights. Judges overseeing her impeachment
trial said Støjberg had intentionally neglected her ministerial duties
when she ordered the separation of at least 23 asylum-seeking couples in
2016. Støjberg is known for promoting anti-immigrant rhetoric and
policies in Denmark.


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