Frode Forfang
Frode Forfang is a veteran Norwegian civil servant with over 26 years of experience in immigration management and asylum policy, having served as the director of the Norwegian Directorate of Immigration (UDI) for 12 years. He was in the news recently for advocating a controversial reform of the asylum system, arguing that the unconditional right to seek asylum should be abolished, based on his belief that asylum should only be granted in the first safe country reached by refugees. His perspective has been shaped by the significant influx of migrants through Norway during the 2015 refugee crisis, which he described as a pivotal moment in European asylum history.
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Frode Forfang has written a book about the asylum system in Norway, providing insight into the processes he was involved in during his 12 years as director of the Directorate of Immigration.
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Norway:
Frode Forfang is a long-time employee and director at the Immigration Directorate, who discusses the paradox of asylum rights in his book.
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Norway:
Frode Forfang is a former director of the Norwegian Directorate of Immigration who has spent 26 years in immigration management and asylum policy.
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Norway:
Frode Forfang is a former director of the Norwegian Directorate of Immigration who has spent 26 years in immigration management and asylum policy.
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