The law allows the government to take asylum seekers' assets worth more than 10,000 Danish kroner, excluding items of "special sentimental value," such as wedding rings and family portraits. The law is aimed to deter asylum seekers from coming to Denmark and reflects a hardening of attitudes toward immigrants. According to the Independent, the United Nations agency says, "'It is at a minimum inhumane and degrading to expect asylum seekers and refugees to let go of their treasured belongings irrespective of value.'"

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