Netherlands takes first 50 asylum seekers in EU redistribution plan
9 years, 2 months ago

Netherlands takes first 50 asylum seekers in EU redistribution plan

NL Times  

The first asylum seekers in the European Union refugee redistribution plan are heading from Italy towards the Netherlands. Last year the European leaders decided to redistribute 160 thousand asylum seekers over the EU member states to offer some relief to Italy and Greece. In the redistribution plan, the Netherlands must offer shelter to 9 thousand redistributed asylum seekers. The press was not allowed to be present at the asylum seekers' departure "We tried, but the last i heard was that at the express request of the Dutch authorities, the press was not welcome at the airport", correspondent Rop Zoutberg said to the broadcaster.

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Dutch PM wants to declare more countries "safe" to reject more asylum seekers faster
1 week, 6 days ago

Dutch PM wants to declare more countries "safe" to reject more asylum seekers faster

NL Times  

Prime Minister Dick Schoof wants more countries to be declared safe, he said on Thursday before the EU summit with government leaders. Asylum seekers who have had their request for asylum rejected are only able to be sent back to their countries if the country has been declared safe. He also plans to join other member states like Denmark and …

EU taking on Dutch idea for asylum deportation center outside Europe
3 weeks, 1 day ago

EU taking on Dutch idea for asylum deportation center outside Europe

NL Times  

The European Union is moving toward allowing asylum deportation centers outside its borders, a policy long pushed by the Netherlands, according to the Telegraaf. The plan to create "return hubs" was presented by European Commissioner Magnus Brunner on Tuesday, which he referred to as "the missing piece" in European asylum and immigration policy. The return hubs measure aims to establish …

Netherlands pushing ahead with plan to send asylum seekers to Uganda
1 month, 1 week ago

Netherlands pushing ahead with plan to send asylum seekers to Uganda

NL Times  

The Dutch government will push through with its plan to send asylum seekers who have exhausted all legal remedies to Uganda, the Ministries involved confirmed to NOS. The plan is quite controversial because it goes against European regulations against sending asylum seekers to a foreign country without their consent. The plan by plan by Ministers Reinette Klever for Foreign Trade …

New refugee applications fell 16% last year, big drop in Syrians
1 month, 4 weeks ago

New refugee applications fell 16% last year, big drop in Syrians

Dutch News  

The number of new asylum requests made in the Netherlands fell sharply to 43,900 last year, national statistics agency CBS said on Monday. The decline was particularly notable in the second half of the year, and new applications plunged 44% in the final quarter, the CBS said. The figures, which include December when Assad’s regime fell in Syria, show the …

More people were deported from the Netherlands last year
2 months, 1 week ago

More people were deported from the Netherlands last year

Dutch News  

In total, 2,750 people were forcibly deported from the Netherlands last year, and a further 3,240 left with government assistance, according to new figures from the deportation department DTenV. Of the 2024 total, 1,740 returned to another EU country under the Dublin treaty, which requires asylum seekers to request asylum in the first European country they arrive in. Some 960 …

Minister won't put number limit on asylum seekers the Netherlands will take in
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Minister won't put number limit on asylum seekers the Netherlands will take in

NL Times  

Minister Eddy van Hijum does not want to set a number of asylum seekers that the government will allow in the coming years, even after urging from many parties in parliament. That is not very practical for this type of migration because it is “less controllable” than, for example, labor or study migration, the Minister said in a parliamentary debate …

IND paid asylum seekers €36.8m compensation for slow processing
2 months, 2 weeks ago

IND paid asylum seekers €36.8m compensation for slow processing

Dutch News  

The Dutch immigration service had to pay €36.8 million in compensation to refugees last year because it failed to assess their cases within the legal time frame. Asylum seekers receive €100 per day if the IND takes longer than 15 months to decide their case, up to a maximum of €7,500. Fewer refugees Last year, 32,180 people made their first …

Sharp drop in refugees applying for asylum in the Netherlands
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Sharp drop in refugees applying for asylum in the Netherlands

Dutch News  

The number of asylum requests made in the Netherlands fell sharply to almost 45,600 last year, Trouw reported on Tuesday. In 2023, 50,660 people requested asylum in the Netherlands, and in 2022, at the tail end of the coronavirus pandemic which shut down international travel, there were 48,600 requests. Family members applying to join people already granted refugee status in …

Asylum applications in Netherlands decline for first time in four years
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Asylum applications in Netherlands decline for first time in four years

NL Times  

The total number of asylum applications in the Netherlands dropped in 2024, marking the first decline in four years, according to figures released by the Ministry of Asylum and Migration, Trouw reports. The decline is not limited to new asylum seekers arriving at the reception center in Ter Apel but also includes family reunification requests, repeat asylum applications from individuals …

Arnhem unveils 30-year plan to house 1,700 asylum seekers
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Arnhem unveils 30-year plan to house 1,700 asylum seekers

Dutch News  

The city of Arnhem has agreed a 30-year deal to accommodate 1,700 asylum seekers – more than double its quota under Dutch government rules. “We think that a city like Arnhem, with the capacity we have, can easily offer 2,000 accommodation places for refugees, 1,700 of them through the Coa and 300 for displaced Ukrainians,” Smeulders said. “Wasted talent” “At …

Arnhem unveils 30-year plan to house 1,700 asylum seekers
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Arnhem unveils 30-year plan to house 1,700 asylum seekers

Dutch News  

The city of Arnhem has agreed a 30-year deal to accommodate 1,700 asylum seekers – more than double its quota under Dutch government rules. “We think that a city like Arnhem, with the capacity we have, can easily offer 2,000 accommodation places for refugees, 1,700 of them through the Coa and 300 for displaced Ukrainians,” Smeulders said. “Wasted talent” “At …

No10 says asylum returns deal with France 'is not possible' because the EU would force Britain to accept a quota of the bloc's refugees in exchange - after David Cameron praises pre-Brexit arrangement
11 months, 1 week ago

No10 says asylum returns deal with France 'is not possible' because the EU would force Britain to accept a quota of the bloc's refugees in exchange - after David Cameron praises pre-Brexit arrangement

Daily Mail  

This video is no longer available This video is no longer available Downing Street today insisted a migrant returns deal with France was 'not possible' because Britain would have to accept a quota of refugees from the EU in exchange. Foreign Secretary David Cameron praised the pre-Brexit arrangements for sending Channel migrants back to France A group of people travel …

Asylum seekers in Europe reached a 7-year high last year. Syrians and Afghans file most claims
1 year, 1 month ago

Asylum seekers in Europe reached a 7-year high last year. Syrians and Afghans file most claims

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — The number of asylum seekers in Europe reached a seven-year high last year, with more than 1.1 million people applying for international protection in 2023, most of them Syrian nationals, the European Union said Wednesday. The agency said 181,000 Syrians sought asylum last year — a 38% rise from 2022 — while Afghan nationals made up the second …

As Migration to Europe Rises, a Backlash Grows
1 year, 4 months ago

As Migration to Europe Rises, a Backlash Grows

Live Mint  

Rising migration across Europe, including the biggest surge in asylum seekers since a 2015-2016 migrant crisis, is fueling support for far-right and anti-immigration parties, potentially reshaping European politics for years. “It all resonated with his key political message—that it’s time to put the Dutch people first again," said Rem Korteweg, a senior fellow at the Clingendael Institute think tank in …

Dutch election candidates make migration a key campaign issue in the crowded Netherlands
1 year, 4 months ago

Dutch election candidates make migration a key campaign issue in the crowded Netherlands

Associated Press  

TER APEL, Netherlands — It is a familiar sight in this remote rural town: a migrant in a headscarf and thick winter coat carrying her belongings to the overcrowded reception center as a storm brews over the flat landscape. Tapper said he plans to vote for anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders’ Freedom Party which advocates a halt in asylum seekers and …

Dutch election candidates make migration a key campaign issue in the crowded Netherlands
1 year, 4 months ago

Dutch election candidates make migration a key campaign issue in the crowded Netherlands

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Tapper said he plans to vote for anti-Islam lawmaker Geert …

Pressure on asylum reception remains high in 2024, additional places needed
1 year, 4 months ago

Pressure on asylum reception remains high in 2024, additional places needed

NL Times  

The reception of asylum seekers will remain under pressure in 2024, as there will be a high influx and too little outflow of status holders to regular housing. As a result, several tens of thousands of additional shelter places may be needed next year, according to the six-monthly Multi-Year Production Forecast that outgoing State Secretary Christophe van der Maat has …

Dutch asylum policy not an incentive for refugees: research
1 year, 6 months ago

Dutch asylum policy not an incentive for refugees: research

Dutch News  

There is no proof that Dutch policy on asylum is an incentive for refugees to apply for asylum in the Netherlands rather than any other country, research on behalf of the justice ministry knowledge centre WODC has shown. One of government party VVD’s main election campaign proposals is to tighten immigration rules and it has suggested that speeding up asylum …

Dutch asylum policy not an incentive for refugees: research
1 year, 6 months ago

Dutch asylum policy not an incentive for refugees: research

Dutch News  

There is no proof that Dutch policy on asylum is an incentive for refugees to apply for asylum in the Netherlands rather than any other country, research on behalf of the justice ministry knowledge centre WODC has shown. One of government party VVD’s main election campaign proposals is to tighten immigration rules and it has suggested that speeding up asylum …

Dutch government collapses over deadlock on immigration
1 year, 8 months ago

Dutch government collapses over deadlock on immigration

LA Times  

The resignation of Prime Minister Mark Rutte, the longest-serving premier of the Netherlands, means the country will face a general election later this year. The resignation of Prime Minister Mark Rutte, the longest-serving premier of the nation, means the country will face a general election later this year. Geert Wilders, leader of the anti-immigration Party for Freedom, tweeted, “Quick elections …

Dutch court bars return of African migrants to Italy
1 year, 11 months ago

Dutch court bars return of African migrants to Italy

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Netherlands' top administrative court …

Refugees can't be sent back to Italy on human rights grounds: Court
1 year, 11 months ago

Refugees can't be sent back to Italy on human rights grounds: Court

Dutch News  

The Netherlands has been stopped from sending asylum seekers back to Italy because there is a real risk they could end up living on the streets and that would contravene their human rights, the Council of State said on Tuesday. The highest Dutch court said that two men, one of whom had applied for asylum three times in Italy, could …

EU sees 6-year high in numbers of people seeking asylum
2 years, 4 months ago

EU sees 6-year high in numbers of people seeking asylum

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — The European Union’s asylum agency said Wednesday that the number of people seeking asylum in Europe has hit a six-year high, with Syrian nationals once again seeking international protection more than people from any other country. The agency said that around 98,000 asylum applications were lodged in September in the 27 EU member countries plus Norway and Switzerland, …

Mayors want one policy for sheltering all asylum seekers, incl. Ukrainians and Africans
2 years, 4 months ago

Mayors want one policy for sheltering all asylum seekers, incl. Ukrainians and Africans

NL Times  

Bring the management of the reception of Ukrainian refugees and asylum seekers together, said chairman Hubert Bruls of the Security Council, the council of the mayors that head the Netherlands’ 25 security regions. The coordination of the reception of Ukrainians currently takes place via the security regions. If regular education is not possible and the only option is a good …

Refugee numbers top 10,600 in Q3, led by Syrians and Afghans
2 years, 5 months ago

Refugee numbers top 10,600 in Q3, led by Syrians and Afghans

Dutch News  

Over 10,600 people made a first request for asylum status in the Netherlands in the third quarter of this year, according to figures from the immigration service IND. The largest group – 4,600 – came from Syria, followed by nearly 1,000 people from Afghanistan and 935 from Turkey, national statistics agency CBS said, citing figures sourced from the IND. More …

Deals to return asylum seekers 'have little effect', researchers say
2 years, 5 months ago

Deals to return asylum seekers 'have little effect', researchers say

Dutch News  

Politicians need to be more ‘realistic’ about the difficulty of sending people who have been refused asylum back to their countries of origin, researchers for the justice ministry have said. ‘We should be honest: full enforcement isn’t possible,’ Arjan Leerkes, professor of migration at Maastricht University and a member of the justice ministry’s research centre WODC, told the Volkskrant. The …

Deals to return asylum seekers 'have little effect', researchers say
2 years, 5 months ago

Deals to return asylum seekers 'have little effect', researchers say

Dutch News  

Politicians need to be more ‘realistic’ about the difficulty of sending people who have been refused asylum back to their countries of origin, researchers for the justice ministry have said. ‘We should be honest: full enforcement isn’t possible,’ Arjan Leerkes, professor of migration at Maastricht University and a member of the justice ministry’s research centre WODC, told the Volkskrant. The …

Almost 30,000 asylum seekers are waiting to be assessed, nearing 2015 record
2 years, 6 months ago

Almost 30,000 asylum seekers are waiting to be assessed, nearing 2015 record

Dutch News  

Almost 30,000 asylum seekers are waiting to have their cases assessed by the immigration service IND, according to August figures from European statistics agency Eurostat. ‘The longer refugees have to wait for their procedure, the more places are needed in refugee centres,’ spokesman Martijn van der Linden told broadcaster NOS. ‘The fact that the backlog is reaching a new record …

Almost 30,000 asylum seekers are waiting to be assessed, nearing 2015 record
2 years, 6 months ago

Almost 30,000 asylum seekers are waiting to be assessed, nearing 2015 record

Dutch News  

Almost 30,000 asylum seekers are waiting to have their cases assessed by the immigration service IND, according to August figures from European statistics agency Eurostat. ‘The longer refugees have to wait for their procedure, the more places are needed in refugee centres,’ spokesman Martijn van der Linden told broadcaster NOS. ‘The fact that the backlog is reaching a new record …

Dutch gov't hitting pause on Turkey agreement is 'disgraceful': Architect of deal
2 years, 7 months ago

Dutch gov't hitting pause on Turkey agreement is 'disgraceful': Architect of deal

NL Times  

The Netherlands announced on Friday it would temporarily stop taking asylum seekers under the Turkey agreement. The government's plan to deal with the asylum crisis in the Netherlands includes pausing the reception of over 1,000 refugees per year from camps in Turkey. The Central Bureau of Statistics also found that the number of asylum seekers in the Netherlands has stabilized …

Over 40% of Ukrainian refugees in the Netherlands now employed: Report
2 years, 7 months ago

Over 40% of Ukrainian refugees in the Netherlands now employed: Report

NL Times  

Figures from the Dutch government show that over 74,500 Ukrainian people have fled the war in their home country, and now reside in the Netherlands. Over 40 percent of Ukrainian refugees who arrived since the war began have found employment in the country, benefits agency UWV told BNR. However, European work permit rules were adjusted for Ukrainian refugees, meaning they …

Dutch gov't must compensate Algerian asylum seekers for wrongful detention: Council of State
2 years, 10 months ago

Dutch gov't must compensate Algerian asylum seekers for wrongful detention: Council of State

NL Times  

State Secretary Eric van der Burg of Asylum must compensate at least three Algerian asylum seekers who have exhausted all legal remedies because they were wrongfully detained pending their deportation to Algeria, the Council of State rule. The Algerian asylum seekers in question have exhausted all legal remedies in the Netherlands. The Council of State ruled that Van der Berg …

Explained | The U.K.’s plan to relocate asylum seekers to Rwanda
2 years, 11 months ago

Explained | The U.K.’s plan to relocate asylum seekers to Rwanda

The Hindu  

The story so far: British Home Secretary Priti Patel visited Kigali, the capital of Rwanda, on Thursday, April 14, to sign what both countries have described as an “economic development partnership”, which will bring in force an arrangement to send asylum seekers “unofficially” arriving in the U.K. through the English Channel to Rwanda. Ms. Patel, who signed the deal in …

More Ukrainians arrive in the Netherlands as Dutch step up preparations
3 years ago

More Ukrainians arrive in the Netherlands as Dutch step up preparations

Dutch News  

The number of Ukrainian refugees in the Netherlands had reached 6,200 by Sunday, according to justice ministry figures, quoted in the Telegraaf. And regional safety board Hubert Bruls told television show Buitenhof that ‘drastic measures’ may have to be taken if people continue to arrive at the current pace. The 25 regional safety boards have already been asked to identify …

More Ukrainians arrive in the Netherlands as Dutch step up preparations
3 years ago

More Ukrainians arrive in the Netherlands as Dutch step up preparations

Dutch News  

The number of Ukrainian refugees in the Netherlands had reached 6,200 by Sunday, according to justice ministry figures, quoted in the Telegraaf. And regional safety board Hubert Bruls told television show Buitenhof that ‘drastic measures’ may have to be taken if people continue to arrive at the current pace. The 25 regional safety boards have already been asked to identify …

Dutch set up crisis team to deal with refugees from Ukraine
3 years ago

Dutch set up crisis team to deal with refugees from Ukraine

Dutch News  

The Dutch cabinet is setting up a crisis team to cope with the expected large number of refugees from Ukraine, prime minister Mark Rutte said in a short statement on Tuesday. No one can estimate how many refugees are heading for the Netherlands, but ‘we have to be well prepared’, the prime minister told reporters. Their primary concern will be …

Dutch set up crisis team to deal with refugees from Ukraine
3 years ago

Dutch set up crisis team to deal with refugees from Ukraine

Dutch News  

The Dutch cabinet is setting up a crisis team to cope with the expected large number of refugees from Ukraine, prime minister Mark Rutte said in a short statement on Tuesday. No one can estimate how many refugees are heading for the Netherlands, but ‘we have to be well prepared’, the prime minister told reporters. Their primary concern will be …

Netherlands readying 50,000 placements for Ukrainian refugees
3 years ago

Netherlands readying 50,000 placements for Ukrainian refugees

NL Times  

The 25 Dutch security regions must each prepare to take in 2,000 asylum seekers from Ukraine. The Koninklijke Marechaussee, a policing force that works as part of the Dutch military and is responsible for border security, has been referring Ukrainian asylum seekers they encounter at the border or airports to these locations. The municipality of Rotterdam hired two river cruise …

Netherlands not doing enough to protect human rights in asylum procedure: Committee
3 years, 2 months ago

Netherlands not doing enough to protect human rights in asylum procedure: Committee

NL Times  

The Netherlands and other European member states must do more to protect the rights of people coming to the European Union to apply for asylum. "In order to implement policy lawfully, the basic attitude of member states must change from "what can we get away with" to "what must we do," said the independent committee that advises parliament and the …

Refugee advocates: Emergency asylum shelters fail to meet standards
3 years, 3 months ago

Refugee advocates: Emergency asylum shelters fail to meet standards

NL Times  

The way in which refugees and asylum seekers are housed by the Netherlands in emergency reception locations is seriously lacking, according to VluchtelingenWerk, known in English as the Dutch Council for Refugees. The conclusions are the result of a study into the living conditions of 5,000 asylum seekers at 21 emergency reception locations, the Council says. Unlike the Dutch Council …

Refugee number rise sharply in Q3 as more Syrians and Afghans apply for asylum
3 years, 5 months ago

Refugee number rise sharply in Q3 as more Syrians and Afghans apply for asylum

Dutch News  

A total of 8,845 people made a first application for asylum in the Netherlands in the third quarter of this year, 2.5 times the second quarter total and the highest number since the end of 2015. The rise in the number of new refugees is causing major problems at the country’s refugee centres, where a shortage of beds has led …

Most unaccompanied child asylum seekers in NL since refugee crisis
3 years, 6 months ago

Most unaccompanied child asylum seekers in NL since refugee crisis

NL Times  

The number of children who came to the Netherlands on their own to seek asylum is at the highest level its been in five years. That is the highest number since the end of the refugee crisis in 2016, when the Netherlands sheltered 967 unaccompanied children, and almost double the 342 children of last year, AD reports based on figures …

Amsterdam preparing to take in Afghan asylum seekers
3 years, 7 months ago

Amsterdam preparing to take in Afghan asylum seekers

NL Times  

The municipality of Amsterdam is in talks with the Central Agency for the Reception of Asylum Seekers and the government about creating temporary emergency shelter for asylum seekers from Afghanistan, mayor Femke Halsema said to AT5. "Of course Amsterdam wants to contribute to the reception of people from Afghanistan," Halsema said. The Netherlands performed multiple evacuation flights, the last of …

Thousands of asylum seekers still waiting for an answer
4 years, 2 months ago

Thousands of asylum seekers still waiting for an answer

NL Times  

The Dutch Immigration and Naturalization Service still has to process 7,000 overdue asylum applications that should have been processed last year. In her letter, Broekers-Knol writes that “due to the large number of overdue asylum cases that have been are being handled in a relatively short period of time and the circumstance in which this happens – parallel to the …

Compensation for slow asylum procedures to top €65m, scheme has now been scrapped
4 years, 6 months ago

Compensation for slow asylum procedures to top €65m, scheme has now been scrapped

Dutch News  

The Dutch immigration service IND has set aside €65.4m to compensate asylum seekers whose cases take too long to process this year, website Nu.nl reported on Thursday. Last year the IND handed out €6.6m to refugees whose applications for asylum took too long to deal with. In April, the government set up a special task force and charged it with …

Compensation for slow asylum procedures to top €65m, scheme has now been scrapped
4 years, 6 months ago

Compensation for slow asylum procedures to top €65m, scheme has now been scrapped

Dutch News  

The Dutch immigration service IND has set aside €65.4m to compensate asylum seekers whose cases take too long to process this year, website Nu.nl reported on Thursday. Last year the IND handed out €6.6m to refugees whose applications for asylum took too long to deal with. In April, the government set up a special task force and charged it with …

Vast majority of Dutch willing to shelter war refugees
4 years, 9 months ago

Vast majority of Dutch willing to shelter war refugees

NL Times  

Eight in ten Netherlands residents believe that the country should offer shelter and protection to people who are feeling from war or persecution, according to a study by research agency Ipsos for World Refugee Day among 26 countries. A majority of Dutch, 56 percent, think asylum seekers flee to the Netherlands for economic reasons. When asked about the coronavirus crisis …

Some 40% of asylum claims are rejected under Dublin rules: Telegraaf
5 years, 2 months ago

Some 40% of asylum claims are rejected under Dublin rules: Telegraaf

Dutch News  

Some 40% of first time asylum requests made in the Netherlands will not succeed because the applicants have already tried to get refugee status in another EU country, the Telegraaf reported on Thursday. Under the Dublin rules, asylum seekers are the responsibility of the EU country where they first made an application for refugee status, and it is up to …

Some 40% of asylum claims are rejected under Dublin rules: Telegraaf
5 years, 2 months ago

Some 40% of asylum claims are rejected under Dublin rules: Telegraaf

Dutch News  

Some 40% of first time asylum requests made in the Netherlands will not succeed because the applicants have already tried to get refugee status in another EU country, the Telegraaf reported on Thursday. Under the Dublin rules, asylum seekers are the responsibility of the EU country where they first made an application for refugee status, and it is up to …

More asylum seekers come to the Netherlands, refugee centres are full
5 years, 5 months ago

More asylum seekers come to the Netherlands, refugee centres are full

Dutch News  

The number of refugees and their families coming to the Netherlands rose to 1,400 in the third quarter of the year, up around 400 on the April to June period, according to new figures from national statistics agency CBS. In total 5,900 asylum seekers came to the Netherlands between July and September, a rise of 700 on the previous quarter …

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