Asylum and Migration

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Official sign on the Dutch-German border
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530 denied entry as Dutch border checks complete year of inspections
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A refugee woman at an asylum center.
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Ukrainians struggling to find shelter in Netherlands, says Red Cross
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Sign at the entrance of the Ter Apel registration center.
Politics
National asylum agency secures 800 emergency shelter spaces, 1,800 short of need
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A Koninklijke Marechaussee officer
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Dutch border police used force against children ten times in deportations last year
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Asylum seekers
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Remaining coalition parties agree on plan to divide PVV's asylum, immigration tasks
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The Baron roller coaster at Efteling
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Most Dutch support canceling Efteling trip for asylum youths, back other outings
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Undated photo of children playing outside at an residential complex for asylum seekers in the Netherlands
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Asylum minister under fire for blocking outing for asylum-seeking children
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The Baron roller coaster at Efteling
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Amusement park trip for asylum youth canceled following Minister's criticism
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A Eurostar train sits at Amsterdam Centraal after arriving from Paris and Brussels. 5 Sept. 2024
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Minister rejects extra border police, Eurostar trains face summer-long delays
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Prime Minister Dick Schoof in Brussels for the European Council meeting. 17 October 2024
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Dutch lawmakers condemn Schoof’s intervention in Royal honors dispute
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PVV MP Marjolein Faber during a debate on the Ministry of Justice and Security budget. 7 February 2024
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Better organization of asylum shelters could save €1 billion, advisory councils urge
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(Syrian flag at demonstration in Strasbourg, 2015)
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Faber blocks Syrian asylum seekers from visiting homeland before return
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Nurses in a hospital storage room
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Sharp increase in work permits for non-EU migrants and asylum seekers
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Undated photo of children playing outside at an residential complex for asylum seekers in the Netherlands
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Coalition split over asylum law reforms amid rising tensions
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A small group of people gathered at the Ter Apel asylum seeker reception center in November 2014
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Syrian asylum applications remain high despite Assad's fall
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(Syrian flag at demonstration in Strasbourg, 2015)
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Netherlands freezes Syrian asylum application decisions for six months
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Asylum Minister Marjolein Faber contradicts herself about the readiness of her legal argument to declare an asylum emergency. 15 October 2024
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Lawyers raise alarms over asylum minister's rush to push out new legislation
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Official sign on the Dutch-German border
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Dutch border checks begin on Monday: Decision criticized by dozens of mayors, experts
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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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Cabinet minister expects asylum seeker distribution law to remain for up to 2 years
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Depression, suicide prevention
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Amsterdam mayor Halsema calls on Cabinet to invest more in mental healthcare