Danish Immigration Minister Mattias Tesfaye said refugees knew that the country s protection was temporary.
“We have made it clear to the Syrian refugees that their residence permit is temporary. It can be withdrawn if protection is no longer needed, Mr Tesfaye told the
Daily Telegraph, which first reported the decision.
“We must give people protection for as long as it is needed. But when conditions in the home country improve, a former refugee should return home and re-establish a life there.
Danish and international activists were shocked at the decision.
“The government hopes that they will go voluntarily, that they will just give up and go on their own,” said Michala Bendixen, from the Danish rights group Refugees Welcome.