Asylum Emergency Measures Act

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An asylum shelter in Zeewolde
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Netherlands adopts EU migration pact’s strict asylum rules; Senate wants June 12 start
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Asylum and Immigration Minister Bart van den Brink (CDA) after the Dutch Senate voted down a package of stricter asylum measures. 21 Apr. 2026
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Dutch Senate shoots down stricter asylum law, but approves two status system
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D66 leader Rob Jetten and CDA leader Henri Bontenbal during the parliamentary debate on the D66, VVD, and CDA coalition agreement. 3 February 2026
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PVV'S call to oppose asylum repair bill risks loss of Senate majority support
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Alexander van Hattem at the end of the Asylum debate in the Dutch Senate, April 15, 2026.
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Far-right PVV senators will vote against asylum plan from its own fmr. minister
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King Willem-Alexander with the Ministers of the Jetten I Cabinet on the stairs of Huis ten Bosch palace after swearing in the new Cabinet, 23 February 2026
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New government's promises hard to keep, could increase inequality, SCP warns
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Undated photo of children playing outside at an residential complex for asylum seekers in the Netherlands
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New PVV asylum laws could lead to 19,000 extra lawsuits
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A cover on a bicycle in Amsterdam says, "Asylum seekers are okay". February 2014
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Council of State: New asylum law could make it illegal to help undocumented people
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A cover on a bicycle in Amsterdam says, "Asylum seekers are okay". February 2014
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Dutch parliament adopts laws for the "strictest asylum policy ever"
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Red Cross workers setting up stretchers in a sports hall that will be an emergency shelter for asylum seekers
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Lack of structural funding making asylum reception unnecessarily expensive: COA
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Marjolein Faber
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Asylum Min. says she doesn't have to ask Inspectorate's opinion on laws after criticism
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PVV leader Geert Wilders during a contentious question time session in the Tweede Kamer about asylum policy and policing. 23 June 2023
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Geert Wilders threatens to topple Cabinet over asylum laws; NSC "not uneasy"
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Marjolein Faber
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Asylum laws "carelessly" prepared, won't decrease asylum seeker inflow: Council of State
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PVV parliamentarian Marjolein Faber during a Tweede Kamer debate on state of correctional facilities in the Netherlands, 21 May 2024
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Council for the Judiciary urges PVV Minister not to submit her asylum bills
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PVV politician Marjolein Faber during hearings on her candidacy for minister of asylum and immigration. 24 June 2024
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Council of State has "great concerns" about Asylum Minister's plans