Nadja Natalie Isaksen wrote that Mohamed Abdirahman Kahn came to Denmark from Ethiopia in 2015 as what she described as an alleged refugee, leaving behind his wife and five children. According to Isaksen, volunteers from the Red Cross — among them Birgit Kjølby, Lis Foverskov, and Carl Erik Foverskov — helped with the application for family reunification and raised 15,000 kroner for plane tickets. Allerød Municipality provided the family with a fully furnished home, and according to her, they were reunited on Christmas Eve 2017 after three years of separation. Isaksen wrote that the family decided to return to Ethiopia in 2022 and were granted 1,038,278 kroner for return assistance as well as plane tickets costing 70,184.31 kroner. The first installment of 582,581.50 kroner was paid out, she wrote. The following year, Mohamed reportedly regretted the return and was allowed to return to Denmark on a temporary stay. She claimed that only a small amount had been repaid and that he, as a flex jobber, would not be able to repay the debt. Isaksen criticized Allerød Municipality for allegedly not having included the costs of the plane tickets in the owed amount. She wrote that she would investigate whether municipalities had overlooked similar circumstances in other cases. She also stated that Mohamed had applied for permanent residence and planned to apply for citizenship, and that he might also seek early retirement. According to Isaksen, debt to the Danish state under the applicable rules did not hinder permanent residence or citizenship. Isaksen wrote that she had asked the social democratic minister Morten Bødskov several times whether individuals with debt to the state should be able to obtain permanent residence or citizenship, and that he had sidestepped the question twice. She said she would now raise the issue in the Parliament. The post described Mohamed as an example of what Isaksen believed was wrong in Denmark. #Danmark #Flygtninge #Socialpolitik (translated)
