Norway to Jail Migrants Whose Asylum Seeker Claims Are Deemed 'Obviously Groundless'

The Daily Mail
Apr. 06, 2016

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Migrants in Norway with 'obviously groundless' asylum claims could be jailed for up to 72 hours to stop them escaping into the criminal underworld while their cases are processed.

The plan is part of a bill proposed today by Integration Minister Sylvi Listhaug and aims to stop claimants evading the authorities if they know they will be rejected.

Since 2004 Norway has used a so-called 48-hour procedure where asylum claims of migrants from safe countries are processed within that time.

But this new plan empowers police to arrest and detain migrants with unfounded claims, reports The Local.

Speaking to state broadcaster NRK, Listhaug said: 'We can see that unfounded asylum seekers disappear while the police are processing their applications.

'This will prohibit them from running off and eventually getting involved in criminal activity.

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