Across Europe’s political spectrum, leaders from the left and right are striking a tougher stance on undocumented migrants, often rolling back protections to make it easier to deport them.
Denmark’s “zero” refugee policy is fast becoming a model for other EU countries looking to enshrine new laws so that asylum seekers can be deported to third countries.
This political shift has been building following voter backlash and the rise of far-right and populist parties after a surge in Syrian, Iraqi and Afghan migrants in 2015.
