Faber seeks cooperation to address asylum housing shortfall
3 weeks ago

Faber seeks cooperation to address asylum housing shortfall

NL Times  

The Dutch government is working to resolve a housing shortfall for asylum seekers after municipalities failed to meet targets set by the controversial spreidingswet. The law mandates the creation of 96,000 housing spaces, but only 90,000 have been secured, according to Asylum Minister Marjolein Faber. The spreidingswet, enacted to distribute asylum housing obligations fairly across municipalities, allows the minister to enforce compliance beginning this summer. Despite this, Faber has refrained from designating specific municipalities to deliver the remaining spaces, allowing provinces to manage local negotiations.

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Leftist opposition withdraws confidence in Faber amid asylum policy controversy
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Leftist opposition withdraws confidence in Faber amid asylum policy controversy

NL Times  

Left-leaning opposition parties in the Netherlands have officially withdrawn their confidence in Minister of Asylum and Migration Marjolein Faber. The immediate trigger for the motion was the unrest surrounding Faber’s management of asylum policies, particularly those affecting mentally ill asylum seekers. In September, it was announced that the Veldzicht forensic psychiatric clinic in Balkbrug would eventually close its doors to …

Strict asylum measures to be debated, voted on by Dutch Cabinet members on Friday
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Strict asylum measures to be debated, voted on by Dutch Cabinet members on Friday

NL Times  

The Cabinet is expected to move ahead with a set of measures put forward by Minister of Asylum and Immigration Marjolein Faber during the regular weekly meeting of ministers on Friday. The issue of asylum has been divisive even within the coalition, dating back to the early days of discussions between the four parties shortly after the November 2023 election. …

A shared home for refugees is "not basic enough" for minister
4 weeks, 1 day ago

A shared home for refugees is "not basic enough" for minister

Dutch News  

Asylum minister Marjolein Faber has rejected plans by Apeldoorn city council to provide accommodation for 50 refugees because it is “not basic enough”, local broadcaster Omroep Gelderland has reported. Faber plans to take responsibility for providing homes for refugees with residency permits away from local authorities and to set up large scale “basic” accommodation instead. Criticism Faber’s plans for the …

Faber warned strict asylum plans will put strain on legal system
4 weeks, 2 days ago

Faber warned strict asylum plans will put strain on legal system

Dutch News  

Asylum minister Marjolein Faber’s plans for the “strictest asylum regime ever” will trigger a wave of legal challenges, placing further strain on an overburdened legal system, the Council of State has warned. In a highly critical assessment, the constitutional advisory body said it had “serious concerns” about proposals such as abolishing permanent residency for refugees and creating a two-tier asylum …

The new hard-right Dutch coalition pledges stricter limits on asylum
3 months, 3 weeks ago

The new hard-right Dutch coalition pledges stricter limits on asylum

Associated Press  

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The new hard-right Dutch government pledged Tuesday to launch stricter policies to hold back or kick out migrants who don’t qualify for asylum, as the king laid out the administration’s plans in a speech to open the parliamentary year. Among a long list of policy priorities, the king — in a speech written by the government …

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