The government does not want refugees settling in Denmark or even given help of any kind as they pass through on their way elsewhere, more often Germany or Sweden.
But media outlets in the area are reporting Danish citizens are defying police and providing food and other aid to them. Some Danes are driving out from cities and towns to give food, diapers and blankets to the refugees, even leaving aid next to them as they sleep on roadsides at night.
Unlike so many countries in Europe, the government of Denmark is adamant about not taking in refugees from Syria, Afghanistan or African countries and police are watching those who’ve crossed into Denmark on their way elsewhere.
Many are arriving from Germany by train or ferry in the port city of Rødby in the south of the Denmark. Police are trying to stop citizens from giving out aid, telling them they could be charged under the country’s “human trafficking” laws.
However, many set up tables with food and supplies and some are simply putting items on tables in front of their home and people are taking them as they flow by. Reports say people from Copenhagen have driven out from the city to provide aid. If police try to stop them, citizens are giving aid clandestinely.
Some Danes are even driving refugees to the Swedish border.
Meanwhile, the Danish government has closed some roadways and stopped running trains between Germany and their country, saying they did so for security reasons but in stopping trains they prevented many from getting into the country.
Earlier this week, the government went so far as to place an ad in newspapers in Lebanon stating that they have tough immigration laws. The ads said that refugees settling in Denmark would get but 50 percent of regular social benefits.
