‘We don’t want your culture of dominance’ — Denmark to ramp up deportations of criminal foreigners, PM Frederiksen says in New Year’s address
The Danish prime minister said the government would move ahead with legislation before summer to ensure serious offenders are expelled regardless of their ties to Denmark
Last updated: January 05, 2026 16:55
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Thomas Brooke
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Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has announced plans for deportation reform aimed at expelling more foreign nationals convicted of serious crimes, using her New Year’s address to argue that Denmark must put public safety and victims first, even if doing so pushes the boundaries of international conventions.
“The government will soon present a comprehensive deportation reform,” Frederiksen said. “This will mean that even more criminal foreigners will have to be sent out of Denmark.”
She drew a clear distinction between immigrants who, in her words, had embraced Denmark and those who commit crimes. “You can be Danish even if your favorite dish isn’t meatballs or mackerel sandwiches, for that matter. We Danes, don’t look the same. Nor should we. But we should love each other.”
Frederiksen’s tone hardened when addressing the current issues regarding criminality and integration. “In Denmark, when democracy and religion collide, it is God who has the right of way,” she said, before adding: “Therefore, to the people who have come here and are committing crimes: You shouldn’t be here. We don’t want your madness and culture of dominance. You are destroying the most beautiful country in the world, and you should not be allowed to do that.”
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