Asylum agency wants to open new reception centers in western Netherlands
5 years, 6 months ago

Asylum agency wants to open new reception centers in western Netherlands

NL Times  

The central agency for the reception of asylum seekers COA wants to spread asylum centers more evenly across the Netherlands, which means that new asylum centers will mainly have to open in the west of the country, Milo Schoenmaker, chairman of the COA board, said in an interview with newspaper AD. The COA currently has 70 asylum centers with accommodation for 24 thousand asylum seekers in the Netherlands. On Monday State Secretary Ankie Broekers-Knol of Justice and Security sent a letter to parliament showing that there were reports of 3,702 crimes committed by 1,813 asylum seekers last year. That is over a thousand more crime reports than the 2,610 committed by 1,712 asylum seekers the Public Prosecution Service reported earlier this year.

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Pressure on asylum reception remains high in 2024, additional places needed
1 year, 1 month 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 …

Asylum costs still out of control in the Netherlands after 28 years of warnings
1 year, 11 months ago

Asylum costs still out of control in the Netherlands after 28 years of warnings

NL Times  

The Dutch government has remained incapable of controlling the costs for the reception of asylum seekers because the system is constantly going through a cycle of being built up and broken down again, concluded the Court of Audit after an investigation. Moreover, State Secretary Eric van der Burg, who controls asylum policy for the Cabinet, and the Central Agency for …

Mayors want one policy for sheltering all asylum seekers, incl. Ukrainians and Africans
2 years, 1 month 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 …

Reception agency arranging 2,000 places for Ukrainian asylum seekers; Municipalities responsible for rest
2 years, 10 months ago

Reception agency arranging 2,000 places for Ukrainian asylum seekers; Municipalities responsible for rest

NL Times  

The Central Agency for the Reception of Asylum Seekers is arranging 2,000 places nationwide to shelter asylum seekers from Ukraine. Therefore, the Ministry of Justice and Security asked municipalities not to refer Ukrainian asylum seekers to the asylum center in Ter Apel - where all new asylum seekers have to file their first request - but to arrange shelter for …

Refugee advocates: Emergency asylum shelters fail to meet standards
3 years, 1 month 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 …

Some 13,000 places needed for asylum seekers in NL
3 years, 1 month ago

Some 13,000 places needed for asylum seekers in NL

NL Times  

The Central Agency for the Reception of Asylum, Seekers expects to need at least 6,000 additional reception places for asylum seekers in 2022. This concerns about 7,000 temporary places, which the COA would prefer to replace with permanent reception places. If the temporary reception places expire, this will mean a shortage of beds for 13,000 asylum seekers. "In the coming …

Two asylum centers for refugees from safe countries plan to shut down
3 years, 3 months ago

Two asylum centers for refugees from safe countries plan to shut down

NL Times  

Ter Apel and Budel want to close asylum seeker reception centers for refugees from safe countries in an attempt to deter them from staying in the Netherlands, NOS reported. At the same time, asylum seeker reception seekers across the country have been struggling to accommodate refugees, chair of the Central Organ for Asylum Seeker Reception, Milo Schoenmaker told the AD. …

Amsterdam preparing to take in Afghan asylum seekers
3 years, 4 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 …

Incidents in asylum centers doubled in 5 years: report
4 years, 7 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 …

Asylum shelters face shortage of 10,000 beds: report
5 years, 2 months ago

Asylum shelters face shortage of 10,000 beds: report

NL Times  

There is a serious shortage of reception places for asylum seekers in the Netherlands. But from January 1st, around 37 thousand places need to be available, NRC reports based on internal documents from the central agency for the reception of asylum seekers in the Netherlands COA. The growing demand for shelter spaces partly has to do with the fact that …

More asylum seekers come to the Netherlands, refugee centres are full
5 years, 2 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 …

More asylum seekers come to the Netherlands, refugee centres are full
5 years, 2 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 …

Dutch housing for asylum seekers overcrowded
5 years, 2 months ago

Dutch housing for asylum seekers overcrowded

NL Times  

The reception centers for asylum seekers in the Netherlands are currently filled to bursting, the central agency for the reception of asylum seekers COA said on Thursday. This means that protected housing for members of the LGBTQ community will soon have to be used for heterosexual asylum seekers, the COA said. In the first three quarters of this year, 16,530 …

Asylum center can't handle addiction, psychological issues: Inspectorate
5 years, 11 months ago

Asylum center can't handle addiction, psychological issues: Inspectorate

NL Times  

The employees of special reception locations for problem causing asylum seekers have major trouble with a growing group of residents who have addiction- or psychological problems. The Inspectorate launched an investigation after the death of an asylum seeker at an extra accompaniment and supervision center in Hoogeveen on March 9th last year. The Inspectorate recommends that the government reconsider the …

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