Ministry of Asylum and Migration

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Official sign on the Dutch-German border
Politics
European Commission tells Netherlands to stop extra border controls
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An asylum shelter in Zeewolde
Politics
Asylum Min. demands answers from municipalities with no, too few asylum shelters
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Riot police
Crime
Police water cannon ends latest anti-asylum riot in Loosdrecht; "Terrorism," VNG says
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Asylum and Immigration Minister Bart van den Brink (CDA) after the Dutch Senate voted down a package of stricter asylum measures. 21 Apr. 2026
CrimePolitics
Intelligence service to investigate anti-asylum riot planning, support
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Riot police officer surrounded by smoke
Crime
Video: Rioters start fire at Loosdrecht asylum shelter with 15 asylum seekers inside
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Kanye West during the Watch The Throne Tour, Gelredome Arnhem, Netherlands, June 15, 2012.
PoliticsCultureEntertainment
Netherlands investigating whether to block Kanye West’s entry ahead of June concert
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Kanye West during the Watch The Throne Tour, Gelredome Arnhem, Netherlands, June 15, 2012.
PoliticsCultureEntertainment
No entry ban for Ye: Dutch minister says no legal reason to block Kanye West tour
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Parliamentary leaders Rob Jetten (D66), Henri Bontenbal (CDA), and Dilan Yesilgoz (VVD) presenting their coalition agreement at Nieuwspoort.
Politics
Rianne Letschert to be Education Minister for D66; CDA's Bart van Brink taking on Asylum
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A Syrian family walks through Schiphol Airport before departing the Netherlands.
PoliticsBusinessCultureLifestyle
Nearly 950 Syrians return to Syria in 2025 amid Dutch financial support
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Official sign on the Dutch-German border
Politics
German police dumping people in Dutch border towns; Netherlands extends border controls
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Self-Service Passport Control lines at Schiphol Airport
BusinessTech
Schiphol adds 200 staff to smooth rollout of new EU entry/exit system
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Mona Keijzer
Politics
Dutch minister pushes ahead with controversial plan to free up asylum centers
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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 nears deal with Uganda for deportation centers to hold asylum seekers
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A refugee woman at an asylum center.
PoliticsBusiness
Ukrainians struggling to find shelter in Netherlands, says Red Cross
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(Syrian flag at demonstration in Strasbourg, 2015)
Politics
Dutch government's first chartered flight returns 84 Syrain refugees to Damascus
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Undated photo of children playing outside at an residential complex for asylum seekers in the Netherlands
Politics
Inspectorates demand better care for 7,000 child asylum seekers
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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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A Koninklijke Marechaussee officer
Politics
Dutch border police used force against children ten times in deportations last year
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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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Koninklijke Marechaussee
Politics
Border controls not resulting in fewer asylum seekers: Court of Audit
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Geert Wilders during a debate in Parliament on Russian money in European politics. 2 April 2024
Politics
Is this the end for Schoof I? Coalition parties meeting again on Wilders' asylum demands
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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
Politics
Wilders again threatens to topple government over asylum policy
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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
Politics
Asylum pilot to restrict offenders set to start with five spots and no enforcement plan