Ministry of Asylum and Migration

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Asylum Minister Marjolein Faber after a debate in Parliament on a vote of no-confidence against her. 2 April 2025
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Asylum Minister can't force Amsterdam to scrap overnight shelter for undocumented people
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PVV leader Geert Wilders during the Tweede Kamer debate on the new PVV, VVD, NSC, and BBB coalition, 22 May 2024
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Coalition unimpressed by Wilders' latest ultimatum; "Political show," opposition says
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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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Undated photo of children playing outside at an residential complex for asylum seekers in the Netherlands
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Asylum applications in Netherlands halved in Q1, mostly due to fall of Assad regime
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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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Rainbow flags hanging from windows in Amsterdam
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Dozens of LGBTQIA+ Americans have fled to Netherlands since Trump took office
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Asylum Minister Marjolein Faber after a debate in Parliament on a vote of no-confidence against her. 2 April 2025
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Asylum distribution law will likely only be scrapped at the end of 2026
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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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Immigration service again decides to deport Amsterdam-born boy, 12, to Armenia
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Asylum Minister Marjolein Faber after a debate in Parliament on a vote of no-confidence against her. 2 April 2025
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Parliamentary majority rejects no-confidence motion against Asylum Minister Faber
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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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Mistrust growing in Dutch Cabinet; Schoof's hard-held unity starting to fall apart
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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
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Faber backtracks: Now "100% supports" Royal distinctions for asylum volunteers
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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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Marjolein Faber
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PVV Minister refuses to sign off on Royal honors for asylum volunteers
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Marjolein Faber
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Asylum Min. says she doesn't have to ask Inspectorate's opinion on laws after criticism
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A sign at Amsterdam Central Station guiding Ukrainian refugees in the Netherlands to a Red Cross station. 27 March 2022
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Amsterdam turns away Ukrainian refugees due to lack of shelter space
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Undated photo of the emergency asylum center on Baanstee-Noord in Purmerend
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Dutch asylum blacklist doubled in 2 years to nearly 1,200 people
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Ministry of Finance in The Hague
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Dutch Ministries cut back on events, travel, and contractors to meet budget goals
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David van Weel
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Court scraps Dutch government's entry ban against three Islamic preachers
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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
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Netherlands pushing ahead with plan to send asylum seekers to Uganda
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Mona Keijzer
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Dutch gov't scraps refugee priority for social housing
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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
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Geert Wilders threatens to topple Cabinet over asylum laws; NSC "not uneasy"
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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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Marjolein Faber
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Asylum laws "carelessly" prepared, won't decrease asylum seeker inflow: Council of State