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Experts slam the PM’s flagged deportation overhaul as symbolic and vague:

Experts left puzzled by the PM’s new deportation plan

PM Mette Frederiksen (Socialdemokratiet) gives her New Year’s address at Marienborg in Kongens Lyngby, Thursday, January 1, 2026. (Photo: Mads Claus Rasmussen/Ritzau Scanpix) Foto: Mads Claus Rasmussen/Ritzau Scanpix
PM Mette Frederiksen (Socialdemokratiet) gives her New Year’s address at Marienborg in Kongens Lyngby, Thursday, January 1, 2026. (Photo: Mads Claus Rasmussen/Ritzau Scanpix) Foto: Mads Claus Rasmussen/Ritzau Scanpix
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In her New Year’s address last Thursday, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen (Socialdemokratiet) unveiled a new deportation reform.

The government wants more far-reaching powers to deport foreign nationals who commit crimes.

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