They inquired how well integrated she was in Denmark, where she has lived with her family since fleeing Syria in 2015. In doing so, Denmark has become the first European Union country to deprive Syrian refugees of their asylum status, even as Syria remains shattered. “It is as if the Danish immigration services has bombed my dream, just as Bashar al-Assad bombed our homes,” said Asmaa al-Natour, 50, referring to Syria’s president. Most of the 34,000 Syrians who have obtained residence permits in Denmark since the war began in their country in 2011 have not had their residency reviewed. Hundreds of Somali refugees have also lost their residence permits after Denmark deemed Somalia safe to return to.

Source: bd News24 April 14, 2021 14:59 UTC