New Cabinet: All parties want stricter return policy for asylum seekers
1 year, 4 months ago

New Cabinet: All parties want stricter return policy for asylum seekers

NL Times  

Regardless of which Cabinet is formed, all parties want a stricter return policy for asylum seekers who have exhausted all legal remedies and a crackdown on nuisance-causing asylum seekers. VVD, NSC, BBB, and CDA want to reintroduce a two-status system that distinguishes between people who are persecuted because of their political views, religion, or sexual orientation and people fleeing war or violence. In 2022, 46,460 asylum seekers and latecomers arrived in the Netherlands, and net migration amounted to more than 220,000 people last year. Tough action must be taken against asylum seekers who cause nuisance, and the return policy for asylum seekers who have exhausted all legal remedies must be stricter.

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Press ahead with asylum rules and ignore RvS, says Wilders
1 month ago

Press ahead with asylum rules and ignore RvS, says Wilders

Dutch News  

The government should ignore the Council of State’s objections to legislation aimed at reducing the number of asylum seekers coming to the Netherlands and press ahead with the laws anyway, Geert Wilders, leader of the far-right PVV, said on Monday. The legislation, part of a package dubbed “the strictest asylum regime ever,” should be introduced as soon as possible and …

Coalition split over asylum law reforms amid rising tensions
1 month ago

Coalition split over asylum law reforms amid rising tensions

NL Times  

The Dutch coalition government is divided over proposed reforms to the asylum law, following a critical advisory from the Council of State. Otherwise, the voters will have their say.” Wilders further criticized the Council of State’s unelected bureaucrats and reaffirmed his party’s demand for immediate, stricter asylum measures. The Council of State, the government's highest advisory body, recently cautioned that …

Strict asylum measures to be debated, voted on by Dutch Cabinet members on Friday
2 months, 3 weeks 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. …

Cabinet divided over plan to create two classes of refugees
1 year, 9 months ago

Cabinet divided over plan to create two classes of refugees

Dutch News  

Coalition parties are divided over plans to divide refugees into two categories in a fresh attempt to limit family reunions. The largest party, the right-wing Liberal VVD, has thrown its weight behind a plan by the Christian Democrats to create an ‘A’ and ‘B’ status for asylum seekers. The cabinet is still seeking a solution to the issue of family …

Cabinet divided over plan to create two classes of refugees
1 year, 9 months ago

Cabinet divided over plan to create two classes of refugees

Dutch News  

Coalition parties are divided over plans to divide refugees into two categories in a fresh attempt to limit family reunions. The largest party, the right-wing Liberal VVD, has thrown its weight behind a plan by the Christian Democrats to create an ‘A’ and ‘B’ status for asylum seekers. The cabinet is still seeking a solution to the issue of family …

Asylum seekers from top countries to be sent questionairres to decide claims after Sunak’s backlog pledge
2 years ago

Asylum seekers from top countries to be sent questionairres to decide claims after Sunak’s backlog pledge

The Independent  

Thousands of asylum seekers are to be sent 10-page questionnaires that could be used to decide their claims, as the Home Office struggles to achieve Rishi Sunak’s pledge to clear a record backlog. Home Office officials said “reminders” would be used, but could not confirm that they knew the current address, phone number and contact details of all asylum seekers. …

VVD delegates vote by 77% to back asylum accommodation law
2 years, 3 months ago

VVD delegates vote by 77% to back asylum accommodation law

Dutch News  

Members of the ruling VVD party have overwhelmingly endorsed a law that will allow the government to force local councils to accommodate asylum seekers. More than three-quarters of delegates at the party’s autumn conference backed asylum minister Eric van der Burg’s plan, which he says will ensure refugees are distributed evenly around the country. The vote ends weeks of turmoil …

VVD delegates vote by 77% to back asylum accommodation law
2 years, 3 months ago

VVD delegates vote by 77% to back asylum accommodation law

Dutch News  

Members of the ruling VVD party have overwhelmingly endorsed a law that will allow the government to force local councils to accommodate asylum seekers. More than three-quarters of delegates at the party’s autumn conference backed asylum minister Eric van der Burg’s plan, which he says will ensure refugees are distributed evenly around the country. The vote ends weeks of turmoil …

VVD MP calls for minister to lose power to reprieve asylum seekers
6 years, 3 months 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 …

Labour, Green parties demand more rights for asylum kids
8 years, 5 months ago

Labour, Green parties demand more rights for asylum kids

NL Times  

The PvdA and GroenLinks are presenting a legislative proposal to the Council of State on Monday which would give child asylum seekers quicker access to residency permits, PvdA parliamentarian Attje Kuiken and GroenLinks MP Linda Voortman said in the Volkskrant. According to the two parties, the current legislation often looks at the interests of the parents and less to the …

Left-wing parties demand more attention for asylum children
8 years, 10 months ago

Left-wing parties demand more attention for asylum children

NL Times  

GroenLinks and the PvdA want more attention paid to the interest of child asylum seekers in the asylum process. They believe that the interest of a child should outweigh the Netherlands' stance on the asylum process and plan to submit a legislative proposal to ensure this by the summer, AD reports. The parties are particularly concerned about children who face …

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