From last year, but relevant. Few West European countries have taken as tough an approach as Denmark. For a while a few years ago the Danes were just sending the migrants on across the bridge to Sweden, but the Swedes finally asked them to stop.

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Denmark uses controversial ‘jewellery law’ to seize assets from refugees for first time
'It is at a minimum inhumane and degrading to expect asylum seekers and refugees to let go of their treasured belongings irrespective of value,' United Nations agency says
Harriet Agerholm - Friday 1 July 2016

Refugees have had cash confiscated from them under Denmark's controversial “jewellery law” for the first time.

Two men and three women, aged between 26 and 35 and of Iranian nationality, were arrested late on Tuesday at Copenhagen airport for using fake documents.

Under the legislation, called "vindictive" by Human Rights Watch, arriving asylum seekers are allowed to keep up to 10,000 kroner (£1,000) in cash and valuables but anything above that will be seized to pay for their stay.

Officials used the law, which came into force in February, to confiscate the equivalent of over £8,200 (79,600 kroner) from the Iranian citizens. All five of the migrants have asked for asylum, according to Danish police.

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http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/denmark-jewellery-law-migrants-refugees-asylum-seekers-unhcr-united-nations-a7113056.html