asylum seeker

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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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Minister to put "we're working on sending you back" signs at Dutch asylum centers
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Sign at the entrance of the Ter Apel registration center.
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Dozens of municipalities fed up with Dutch gov't could open their own asylum reception
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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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Hungary following Dutch example and asking for opt-out on EU asylum policy
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GroenLinks-PvdA leader Frans Timmermans speaking in the first parliamentary debate with the Schoof I Cabinet, 3 July 2024
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EU says Dutch asylum opt-out won't happen soon; Timmermans pushes foreign student cuts
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Undated photo of children playing outside at an residential complex for asylum seekers in the Netherlands
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Dutch gov't is deliberately chipping away at public support for asylum: A'dam alderman
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Sign at the entrance of the Ter Apel registration center.
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Westerwolde scrambling for help as asylum seekers again risk sleeping outside Ter Apel
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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
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Mixed reactions to Cabinet's plans: BBB and business associations pleased, DENK outraged
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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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Dutch gov't to scrap part of asylum law to lower inflow; Irresponsible, Refugee org says
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Koen Schuiling
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Groningen mayor steps down early; Exhausted from dealing with Ter Apel, gas extraction
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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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Dutch immigration service rejecting more and more asylum applications; Lawyers concerned
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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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Minister Faber blames COA for overcrowded Ter Apel reception center
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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 parties want to send asylum seekers back to Syria
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Dutch-born child Mikael, an 11-year-old living with his mother in Amsterdam, who is set to be deported to Armenia. 31 July 2024
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Amsterdam boy files new residency application; No deportation to Armenia yet
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Empty beds in a shelter
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Closure of Utrecht facility puts Ukrainian refugees at risk of human trafficking
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West of Arnhem, Nelson Mandelabrug, Nederrijn, 2 November 2018
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Swimmer missing in Arnhem river; Search resumes today
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Court gavel with a statue of Lady Justice in the background
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Amsterdam-born boy, 11, will be deported to Armenia, Council of State rules
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Undated photo of children playing outside at an residential complex for asylum seekers in the Netherlands
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Fewer people sought asylum in Netherlands last quarter
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An UWV office complex in Breda. November 2015
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Sharp increase in applications to bring non-EU workers to Netherlands
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Police investigating tips on fatal assault on asylum seeker in The Hague
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Plein square in The Hague at night
Crime
Asylum seeker killed in Hague assault; Suspects still at large
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Undated photo of the emergency asylum center on Baanstee-Noord in Purmerend
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Hardly any homes available for single refugees
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Rotterdam City Hall
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Rotterdam city hall daubed with red paint; Anti-asylum graffiti in Twenterand
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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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Number of asylum requests at lowest point in over a year
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Asylum seekers crowd at the Uzhhorod-Vysne Nemecke checkpoint on the Ukraine-Slovakia border, 27 February 2022
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Tighter border controls harm trade and cannot stem asylum seeker influx, experts say