Denmark to impose GPS ankle monitors on repeat rule-breakers at Kærshovedgård

The Danish government plans to introduce GPS ankle monitors for residents at the Kærshovedgård deportation centre who repeatedly violate their reporting obligations, DR reports.

Under the proposal, residents who break the rules more than ten times within three months—such as failing to return to the centre in Bording, Midtjylland, by the required time—could be forced to wear a GPS tracker.

Jørgen Kristensen, spokesperson for the Facebook group “Sæt lås på Kærshovedgård,” welcomed the measure but criticised the threshold for punishment. “In my view, it’s terrible that you’re allowed to do something ten times before facing consequences,” he said.

Opposition has also come from politicians at Christiansborg. Hans Kristian Skibby, legal spokesperson for the Denmark Democrats, called the proposal too lenient, saying, “It won’t make any difference.”

Refusal to comply with the ankle monitor order could result in up to four months in prison, a sentence intended to be served under house arrest at Kærshovedgård. The Ministry of Immigration and Integration estimates around 125 people annually would be subject to the new measure.