It is not the first time that Utrecht provides emergency shelter for asylum seekers. This also happened last June. Partly because of all the experiences that the municipality and the Utrecht Security Region have gained, they are also sending people to Ter Apel to help there. This mainly concerns employees who will help to organize everything better than is currently the case. Rapid registration is particularly important, says Dijksma. “So that they are also quieter and if there is room elsewhere in the country, they also want to join. That was also a problem in recent weeks. There was no room now, but when there was still room in other parts of the Netherlands, they refused. people to get on the bus. They were afraid of losing their place on the waiting list for an interview with the Immigration and Naturalization Service (IND).”
Mayor Dijksma touched by the arrival of refugees: ‘You can see what hardships they have endured’
