Dutch asylum minister poised to resign over 'hidden' crime figures
5 years, 8 months ago

Dutch asylum minister poised to resign over 'hidden' crime figures

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Junior justice minister Mark Harbers has indicated he expects to resign, following the publication of police figures which ‘hid’ the number of asylum seekers suspected of serious crimes. Harbers said that the ministry had been warned not to come up with a top 10 crimes for which asylum seekers were suspects because that meant serious crime would be hidden. Fake refugees The figures showed ‘fake’ asylum seekers who come from so-called safe countries, namely Morocco and Algeria, were responsible for almost half the 4,600 incidents requiring police intervention. The Telegraaf reported on Thursday morning this total included 79 potential sex crimes, including 47 cases of sexual assault, five allegations of child abuse and four alleged rapes plus a string of other violent offences.

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Sharp drop in refugees applying for asylum in the Netherlands
1 week, 2 days 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 …

Incidents in asylum centers doubled in 5 years: report
4 years, 8 months ago

Incidents in asylum centers doubled in 5 years: report

NL Times  

The number of incidents in asylum seekers' centers in the Netherlands more than doubled over the past five years, from over 8 thousand to nearly 17 thousand last year, NRC reported based on documents from the Ministry of Justice and Security. According to NRC, the number of asylum seekers from "safe" countries, who have a low chance of being granted …

Sharp increase in asylum seekers suspected of crimes: report
4 years, 8 months ago

Sharp increase in asylum seekers suspected of crimes: report

NL Times  

The number of registered crimes in which an asylum seeker is a suspect increased by over a quarter last year, from nearly 4 thousand in 2018 to nearly 5 thousand cases in 2019, the Telegraaf reports based on an incident overview by the Ministry of Justice and Security that the newspaper has in its possession. The number of asylum seekers …

Criminal asylum seekers not deported due to costs: NRC
5 years, 7 months ago

Criminal asylum seekers not deported due to costs: NRC

Dutch News  

The Dutch immigration service is failing to pursue and deport all asylum seekers with a criminal record due to cost and time constraints, alleges the NRC. From January 2017 to February 2019, 37 residency permits were withdrawn from asylum seekers with a criminal record, representing 2.4% of cases referred to the ‘withdrawals’ team, claims the NRC. Last year a whistleblower …

Criminal asylum seekers not deported due to costs: NRC
5 years, 7 months ago

Criminal asylum seekers not deported due to costs: NRC

Dutch News  

The Dutch immigration service is failing to pursue and deport all asylum seekers with a criminal record due to cost and time constraints, alleges the NRC. From January 2017 to February 2019, 37 residency permits were withdrawn from asylum seekers with a criminal record, representing 2.4% of cases referred to the ‘withdrawals’ team, claims the NRC. Last year a whistleblower …

Asylum seeker crime figures involved just one death, ex minister says
5 years, 7 months ago

Asylum seeker crime figures involved just one death, ex minister says

Dutch News  

There was just one death in the Netherlands last year involving people living in refugee centres, junior justice minister Mark Harbers said, prior to his resignation on Tuesday evening. Harbers stepped down after it emerged reports of serious crimes involving asylum seekers had been ‘hidden’ under the heading ‘other’ in a government report. The figures show that police were alerted …

Asylum seeker crime figures involved just one death, ex minister says
5 years, 7 months ago

Asylum seeker crime figures involved just one death, ex minister says

Dutch News  

There was just one death in the Netherlands last year involving people living in refugee centres, junior justice minister Mark Harbers said, prior to his resignation on Tuesday evening. Harbers stepped down after it emerged reports of serious crimes involving asylum seekers had been ‘hidden’ under the heading ‘other’ in a government report. The figures show that police were alerted …

Justice Ministry hiding serious crimes committed by asylum seekers: report
5 years, 8 months ago

Justice Ministry hiding serious crimes committed by asylum seekers: report

NL Times  

The Ministry of Justice and Security hid the number of serious crimes committed by asylum seekers in the Netherlands by including crimes like sexual offenses, aggravated assaults, and murder and manslaughter or attempts thereto under the heading of "other" in figures released to parliament, the Telegraaf reports. Earlier this week State Secretary Mark Harbers released police figures on crimes committed …

Dutch asylum minister poised to resign over 'hidden' crime figures
5 years, 8 months ago

Dutch asylum minister poised to resign over 'hidden' crime figures

Dutch News  

Junior justice minister Mark Harbers has indicated he expects to resign, following the publication of police figures which ‘hid’ the number of asylum seekers suspected of serious crimes. Harbers said that the ministry had been warned not to come up with a top 10 crimes for which asylum seekers were suspects because that meant serious crime would be hidden. Fake …

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