Justice minister has allowed 59 refugees to stay so far, including Howick and Lili
6 years, 4 months ago

Justice minister has allowed 59 refugees to stay so far, including Howick and Lili

Dutch News  

In total, 59 asylum seekers have been given the right to stay in the Netherlands by junior justice minister Mark Harbers since he took office last October, RTL Nieuws said on Tuesday. Harbers’ predecessor Klaas Dijkhoff gave 240 rejected asylum seekers residency permits out of 780 cases submitted to him over a two year period. 400 children Some 400 other children are said to be in the same position as Lili and Howick – well-rooted in the Netherlands but not meeting the child amnesty conditions. Prime minister Mark Rutte said on Monday the cabinet has no plans to change the rules, despite calls from opposition MPs, celebrities and aid groups.

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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 …

Dutch cabinet backs three new laws to restrict refugee rights
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Dutch cabinet backs three new laws to restrict refugee rights

Dutch News  

The Dutch cabinet has voted in favour of three draft pieces of legislation drawn up by immigration minister Marjolein Faber as part of her plans to bring in “the strictest asylum regime ever”. Faber told reporters on Friday she is fully confident that the council will accept her plans but said if the council is critical “my legal advisors and …

Minister appeals again for councils to house young refugees
2 years, 3 months ago

Minister appeals again for councils to house young refugees

Dutch News  

Junior justice minister Eric van der Burg has made yet another urgent appeal to local councils to come up with beds for refugees – this time for 1,700 places for youngsters who have travelled to the Netherlands without their parents. ‘I would ask you all, as a matter of real urgency, to prevent us reaching an absolute low point,’ Van …

Minister appeals again for councils to house young refugees
2 years, 3 months ago

Minister appeals again for councils to house young refugees

Dutch News  

Junior justice minister Eric van der Burg has made yet another urgent appeal to local councils to come up with beds for refugees – this time for 1,700 places for youngsters who have travelled to the Netherlands without their parents. ‘I would ask you all, as a matter of real urgency, to prevent us reaching an absolute low point,’ Van …

Ten Turkish asylum seekers get residency after information leak
5 years ago

Ten Turkish asylum seekers get residency after information leak

Dutch News  

Ten Turkish nationals have been given Dutch residency permits following the arrest of a lawyer involved in assessing asylum claims by the Turkish authorities, junior justice minister Ankie Broekers-Knol has told MPs. The arrest meant that confidential information about their asylum applications was probably in the hands of the Turkish government, leading the Dutch immigration services to give them residency …

Ten Turkish asylum seekers get residency after information leak
5 years ago

Ten Turkish asylum seekers get residency after information leak

Dutch News  

Ten Turkish nationals have been given Dutch residency permits following the arrest of a lawyer involved in assessing asylum claims by the Turkish authorities, junior justice minister Ankie Broekers-Knol has told MPs. The arrest meant that confidential information about their asylum applications was probably in the hands of the Turkish government, leading the Dutch immigration services to give them residency …

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 kids to know whether they can stay in NL by end of year
5 years, 11 months ago

Asylum kids to know whether they can stay in NL by end of year

NL Times  

All 700 child asylum seekers who may be eligible for the children's pardon, will have clarity about their future in the Netherlands by the end of the year. Dutch immigration and naturalization service IND aims to complete its re-evaluation of these children's asylum applications before year's end, RTL NIeuws reports. The Children’s Pardon applies to the children of asylum seekers …

VVD MP calls for minister to lose power to reprieve asylum seekers
6 years, 1 month ago

VVD MP calls for minister to lose power to reprieve asylum seekers

Dutch News  

Coalition party VVD has called for ministers to be stripped of the power to give asylum-seekers facing deportation a last-minute reprieve. VVD MP Malik Azmani said the current system puts politicians under too much pressure to override the courts, especially in high-profile cases such as that of the Armenian foster children Howick and Lili. His predecessor, Klaas Dijkhoff, now parliamentary …

Howick and Lili given last-minute reprieve: ‘Now we hope our mother can join us’
6 years, 4 months ago

Howick and Lili given last-minute reprieve: ‘Now we hope our mother can join us’

Dutch News  

Two Armenian children who were given a last-minute reprieve from deportation by junior justice minister Mark Harbers at the weekend say they hope their mother will be allowed to rejoin them in the Netherlands. ‘The case has been reviewed eight times in the courts and in each case the decision was that they have no right to stay because Armenia …

Howick and Lili given last-minute reprieve: ‘Now we hope our mother can join us’
6 years, 4 months ago

Howick and Lili given last-minute reprieve: ‘Now we hope our mother can join us’

Dutch News  

Two Armenian children who were given a last-minute reprieve from deportation by junior justice minister Mark Harbers at the weekend say they hope their mother will be allowed to rejoin them in the Netherlands. ‘The case has been reviewed eight times in the courts and in each case the decision was that they have no right to stay because Armenia …

Minister changes his mind, Lili and Howick can stay in the Netherlands
6 years, 4 months ago

Minister changes his mind, Lili and Howick can stay in the Netherlands

Dutch News  

Junior justice minister Mark Harbers has used his right of discretion to grant residency permits to two children who were threatened with deportation back to Armenia, Dutch media said on Saturday afternoon. Taking all this into consideration, the minister has decided the children can stay in the Netherlands.’ Court cast Late on Friday night, judges ruled in an emergency session …

Minister changes his mind, Lili and Howick can stay in the Netherlands
6 years, 4 months ago

Minister changes his mind, Lili and Howick can stay in the Netherlands

Dutch News  

Junior justice minister Mark Harbers has used his right of discretion to grant residency permits to two children who were threatened with deportation back to Armenia, Dutch media said on Saturday afternoon. Taking all this into consideration, the minister has decided the children can stay in the Netherlands.’ Court cast Late on Friday night, judges ruled in an emergency session …

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