asylum seeker

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A cover on a bicycle in Amsterdam says, "Asylum seekers are okay". February 2014
Politics
Council of State: New asylum law could make it illegal to help undocumented people
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Flowers on Holterbergweg in Duivendrecht where 17-year-old Lisa from Abcoude was murdered on 20 August 2025. Photo taken on 26 August 2025
Crime
Asylum seekers hold silent march for murdered Abcoude girl
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An asylum shelter in Zeewolde
Politics
Banning cities from prioritizing refugees in housing is discriminatory, Minister says
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Transgender flag painted on a hand
Politics
Court to rule on Netherlands' rejecting asylum request of American trans woman
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The front of a Dutch fire department vehicle in 2022
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Explosion destroys room at Delft asylum shelter; E-scooter battery suspected as cause
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An asylum shelter in Zeewolde
Politics
Syrians not the largest group of new asylum seekers for first time since 2016
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David van Weel
Politics
Minister must clarify Yemen asylum stance, Council of State rules
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A cover on a bicycle in Amsterdam says, "Asylum seekers are okay". February 2014
Politics
Dutch parliament adopts laws for the "strictest asylum policy ever"
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An asylum shelter in Zeewolde
Politics
Asylum distribution law created more shelters; Far-right leaders joining Helmond protest
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Red Cross workers setting up stretchers in a sports hall that will be an emergency shelter for asylum seekers
Politics
Relatively many child asylum seekers involved in incidents in overcrowded shelters
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A crowded Leidsestraat in Amsterdam
Business
Fewer immigrants coming to Netherlands; Sharp drop in expats
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Red Cross workers setting up stretchers in a sports hall that will be an emergency shelter for asylum seekers
Politics
Lack of structural funding making asylum reception unnecessarily expensive: COA
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Official sign on the Dutch-German border
Crime
Overt racism in text group of Dutch organizing border checks against asylum seekers
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David van Weel
Politics
Caretaker Dutch gov’t wants to make asylum much more difficult for people from Syria
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Undated photo of children playing outside at an residential complex for asylum seekers in the Netherlands
Politics
Two-thirds of Dutch municipalities missing asylum distribution law deadline
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PVV leader Geert Wilders addresses the Tweede Kamer debate on the fall of Prime Minister Dick Schoof's first Cabinet. 4 June 2025
Politics
Wilders under fire in debate on gov't collapse; Cabinet can keep working on asylum
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King Willem-Alexander swears in the Ministers of the Schoof I Cabinet at Huis ten Bosch Palace in The Hague, 2 July 2024
Politics
Schoof I Cabinet topples after series of near-collapses, controversies
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PVV leader Geert Wilders tells reporters the Cabinet could fold if the coalition parties do not bend to his asylum demands. The coalition parties think Wilders already has the ability to introduce policy himself. 2 June 2025
Politics
Dutch Cabinet collapses: Wilders pulls out of coalition after his PVV stalls asylum policy
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PVV leader Geert Wilders tells reporters the Cabinet could fold if the coalition parties do not bend to his asylum demands. The coalition parties think Wilders already has the ability to introduce policy himself. 2 June 2025
Politics
Cabinet crisis: Wilders not optimistic after latest asylum talks with coalition
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Marjolein Faber
Politics
Arnhem mayor asks Asylum Minister for more help, guidance for troublemaking Syrian teens
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Suitcase at an airport
Politics
Nigerian family deported after years in Netherlands despite integration
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Ankle monitor
Politics
Coalition party NSC wants to put ankle monitors on rejected asylum seekers
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Undated photo of children playing outside at an residential complex for asylum seekers in the Netherlands
PoliticsCultureLifestyle
Asylum minister under fire for blocking outing for asylum-seeking children
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One of the attractions at the Efteling amusement park.
PoliticsCultureEntertainment
Organizer ‘overwhelmed’ as crowdfunding for asylum-seeker youths tops €115,000