Source: www.theguardian.com | 2026-03-01T22:00:52+00:00

<p>On tour of returns centre, home secretary says ‘legitimate grievances’ have to be acknowledged as part of ‘responsible’ politics</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/mar/01/shabana-mahmood-to-limit-refugees-to-30-months-in-uk">Refugee status to be temporary as Shabana Mahmood rips up rules on UK asylum</a></p></li></ul><p>The UK home secretary, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/shabana-mahmood">Shabana Mahmood</a>, and Danish immigration officials strode through the bleak and chilly Sjælsmark returns centre, a former military barracks used to house men and women who have no right to remain in the country. Followed by photographers, reporters and civil servants, Mahmood was told of the strict conditions in which hundreds of people live after asylum and right to remain appeals are rejected and before many are sent to other countries.</p><p>Sjælsmar

Original link: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/mar/01/shabana-mahmood-denmark-uk-immigration