Minister of Asylum and Immigration

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A Syrian family walks through Schiphol Airport before departing the Netherlands.
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Netherlands looking to send asylum seekers back to “safe” parts of Syria
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Sign at the entrance of the Ter Apel registration center.
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Netherlands expands asylum policy for Eritreans facing national service
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A refugee woman at an asylum center.
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Netherlands to work with other EU countries on deportation hubs for asylum seekers
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Three Afghan women and a young boy standing outside a shoe store in Kabul, Afghanistan. The women are wearing blue burqas (burkas).
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Minister justifies Netherlands’ case-by-case approach to Afghan women’s asylum requests
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Messages of support left outside the Ukrainian embassy in The Hague
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Minister wants many Ukrainian refugees to start paying rent, health insurance premiums
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Mona Keijzer
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Minister offers cake to Vijfheerenlanden mayor after leaving town off the map
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Asylum and Migration Minister Marjolein Faber (PVV) during a tense debate about her decision to hold up royal honors for volunteers who assisted prospective refugees. 1 April 2025
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Former asylum minister Faber insists memoir didn’t breach Cabinet secrecy rules
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Flag of Uganda
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LGBTQ failed asylum seekers won’t be sent to Uganda deportation center, minister claims
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The Council of State in The Hague
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Minister can still grant residence permits in exceptional cases, Council of State rules
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The border between Leende, the Netherlands and Hamont-Achel, Belgium. Undated
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Council of State bars Netherlands from sending male asylum seekers back to Belgium
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Protestors gathered in Amsterdam call for an end to the war in Ukraine and Russia's withdrawal from that country. 24 Feb. 2023
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Cabinet to double monthly fees paid by Ukrainian refugees for shelter
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Marjolein Faber
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Asylum Minister announces plans to reduce budget reserved for asylum seeker activities
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Marjolein Faber
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Asylum min. announces trials restrict the freedom of asylum seekers causing nuisance
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Official sign on the Dutch-German border
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Netherlands extends increased border checks despite declining arrests, asylum requests
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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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Cabinet agrees on strict asylum rules amid legal questions; Will cost €115 million extra
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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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New asylum seeker laws could cost the immigration service up to €60 million annually
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A cover on a bicycle in Amsterdam says, "Asylum seekers are okay". February 2014
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Dutch Cabinet pleased with new strict asylum measures; Plan set to go to Parliament
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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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Strict asylum measures to be debated, voted on by Dutch Cabinet members on Friday
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Marjolein Faber and Ylva Johansson meet at the EU Justice and Home Affairs Council meeting. 10 October 2024
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EU members highly critical of Dutch attempt to opt-out of migration rules
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Prime Minister Dick Schoof is dealt a blow as coalition party NSC joins opposition parties in voting down his asylum minister’s plan to display signs telling asylum seekers to be prepared to return to their home countries. 9 October 2024
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NSC joins opposition rejecting plan to put “sending you back” signs at asylum centers
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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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Armenian boy raised in the Netherlands will be deported; "No exceptions," says minister
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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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PVV MP accused of bigotry and racism will still be named Asylum & Immigration minister