Published: 13 Nov 2015 08:27 GMT+01:00
Updated: 13 Nov 2015 11:11 GMT+01:00
Updated: 13 Nov 2015 11:11 GMT+01:00
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Around 50 refugees and migrants were estimated to have headed back to Denmark since Sweden began checking cars, trains and ferries as part of its decision to introduce temporary border controls.
However, the exact number of people turned away at the borders on the Öresund Bridge and ferry terminals in southern Sweden remained unclear on Friday, with conflicting figures mentioned by officials.
"There have been around 50 people since 12pm [on Thursday] who did not wish to seek asylum. They were therefore sent back to Denmark," police spokesman Lars Förstell told Danish newspaper Berlingske.
Police also identified between 500 and 600 refugees who wished to seek asylum in Sweden. They were taken to the Migration Agency.
READ ALSO: No, Sweden is not closing its borders
On Friday morning seven police officers were checking all cars crossing the Öresund Bridge from Denmark, around 20 vehicles per minute just before rush-hour.
A total of 14 refugees on a tourist bus from Berlin were the only asylum seekers to have showed up by 7am. The bus went directly to the Migration Agency's offices.
“It felt like they were prepared for this. A lot of people are aware of the controls,” said Jonsson.
The decision to reinstate border checks is temporary and valid for 10 days, but can be renewed for up to six months under Schengen regulations on free movement.
Swedish police officials said on Thursday that they were preparing to have the controls in place for six months, though Sweden has made no such request yet.
The Öresund Bridge between Sweden and Denmark. Photo: Erland Vinberg/TT
The checks came after Sweden reinstated border controls on Thursday in a bid to gain control over a massive influx of migrants arriving in the country, without blocking a steady flow of asylum seekers.
http://www.thelocal.se/20151113/were-asking-everyone-for-identification-sweden-refugees
However, the exact number of people turned away at the borders on the Öresund Bridge and ferry terminals in southern Sweden remained unclear on Friday, with conflicting figures mentioned by officials.
"There have been around 50 people since 12pm [on Thursday] who did not wish to seek asylum. They were therefore sent back to Denmark," police spokesman Lars Förstell told Danish newspaper Berlingske.
Part of that number was made up of a group of at least 20 Iraqis who voluntarily agreed to go back to Denmark after by arriving in Sweden by train to Malmö or by ferry to Helsingborg.
“Somewhere between 20 and 30 people have chosen to voluntarily go back to Denmark when it was made clear to them it was not possible to transit through Sweden,” Patrik Engström, head of the police's border unit, told the TT newswire.Police also identified between 500 and 600 refugees who wished to seek asylum in Sweden. They were taken to the Migration Agency.
READ ALSO: No, Sweden is not closing its borders
On Friday morning seven police officers were checking all cars crossing the Öresund Bridge from Denmark, around 20 vehicles per minute just before rush-hour.
A total of 14 refugees on a tourist bus from Berlin were the only asylum seekers to have showed up by 7am. The bus went directly to the Migration Agency's offices.
“It felt like they were prepared for this. A lot of people are aware of the controls,” said Jonsson.
The decision to reinstate border checks is temporary and valid for 10 days, but can be renewed for up to six months under Schengen regulations on free movement.
Swedish police officials said on Thursday that they were preparing to have the controls in place for six months, though Sweden has made no such request yet.
The Öresund Bridge between Sweden and Denmark. Photo: Erland Vinberg/TT
The checks came after Sweden reinstated border controls on Thursday in a bid to gain control over a massive influx of migrants arriving in the country, without blocking a steady flow of asylum seekers.
http://www.thelocal.se/20151113/were-asking-everyone-for-identification-sweden-refugees
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