nam 22 uu 4500 10.17176/20210303-154109-0 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 210303s2021||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.17176/20210303-154109-0 doi eng 342 23 Boye Koch, Pernille Author aut Harsh immigration policy leads to a historic impeachment trial in Denmark Boye Koch, Pernille Verfassungsblog 2021-03-03 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier In early February 2021, the Danish Parliament took the extraordinary step of initiating an impeachment trial against Inger Støjberg, Minister of Immigration between 2015 and 2019. In 2016, the Minister issued a directive about the separation of asylum-seeking couples, where one partner is under 18, without exception, and the administration carried it into effect. This directive was later declared clearly illegal according to both Danish administrative law and the European Convention on Human Rights. CC BY-SA 4.0 asylum Denmark Immigration Impeachment Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/immigration-impeachment/ raw object