asylum seeker

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One of the attractions at the Efteling amusement park.
PoliticsCultureEntertainment
Public raises over €100,000 after government halts theme park trip for asylum youth
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A crowded Leidsestraat in Amsterdam
Health
Dutch population still growing solely through migration
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Undated photo of children playing outside at an residential complex for asylum seekers in the Netherlands
Politics
Asylum applications in Netherlands halved in Q1, mostly due to fall of Assad regime
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Dutch police station.
HealthBusiness
Police under fire for awarding detainee care contract to firm with troubled past
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Child playing with chalk
Business
Nearly 20,000 kids did not attend school last academic year
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Undated photo of children playing outside at an residential complex for asylum seekers in the Netherlands
Politics
Dutch gov't wants to deport child asylum seekers to "return hubs" in non-EU countries
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Asylum Minister Marjolein Faber after a debate in Parliament on a vote of no-confidence against her. 2 April 2025
Politics
Asylum distribution law will likely only be scrapped at the end of 2026
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Bunk beds
Politics
Asylum Distribution Law: 75,000 shelter spaces will be ready by July 1, COA expects
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The Silja Europa, a cruise ship that was scheduled to house 1,000 asylum seekers in Velsen-Noord. 16 Oct. 2013
HealthPolitics
Cruiseship refugee shelter "pressure cooker" of violence; Move kids, women, doctors plea
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A bulletproof and stab-resistant vest worn by Dutch police officers. November 2023
CrimePolitics
Protests: Another asylum center information evening devolves into chaos
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Asylum Minister Marjolein Faber after a debate in Parliament on a vote of no-confidence against her. 2 April 2025
Politics
Parliamentary majority rejects no-confidence motion against Asylum Minister Faber
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Undated photo of the emergency asylum center on Baanstee-Noord in Purmerend
Politics
Dutch asylum blacklist doubled in 2 years to nearly 1,200 people
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European union flag in front of building
Politics
EU taking on Dutch idea for asylum deportation center outside Europe
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King Willem-Alexamder and the Schoof I Cabinet on the steps of Huis ten Bosch palace immediately after their swearing-in ceremony, 2 July 2024
Politics
National government fuelling social unrest, aldermen say
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The Schiphol Judicial Complex in Badhoevedorp
Politics
Gov't allowed to detain asylum seekers in Schiphol judicial complex: Council of State
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Food being handed out to refugees at a camp in Uganda receiving assistance from the UN World Food Programme. 9 January 2023
Politics
Netherlands pushing ahead with plan to send asylum seekers to Uganda
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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
Politics
Geert Wilders threatens to topple Cabinet over asylum laws; NSC "not uneasy"
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Marjolein Faber
Politics
Asylum laws "carelessly" prepared, won't decrease asylum seeker inflow: Council of State
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PVV MP Marjolein Faber during a debate on the Ministry of Justice and Security budget. 7 February 2024
Politics
Asylum Min. wants to monitor troublemakers amid tensions over critical 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
Politics
Council for the Judiciary urges PVV Minister not to submit her asylum bills
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Human trafficking illustration
Crime
Eritrean asylum seekers trafficked, abused, extorted by network operating in Netherlands
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Minister Marjolein Faber of Asylum and Migration signing a letter asking the European Commission to give the Netherlands an opt-out on EU asylum policy, 18 September 2024
Politics
Dutch gov't offering Syrians €900 to return to Damascus and not come back
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A small group of people gathered at the Ter Apel asylum seeker reception center in November 2014
Politics
Minister won't put number limit on asylum seekers the Netherlands will take in
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Riot police responding to attacks on Maccabi Tel Aviv football supporters in Amsterdam, 8 November 2024
CrimeSports
Five suspects of violence against Maccabi Tel Aviv fans to hear court verdict today