Not everyone in Huis ter Heide is happy with the reception location. For example, a number of local residents sent a letter to the municipal council last month.
Local residents indicated that they were not satisfied with the state of affairs on the site, such as the temporary shelter of a group of 100 Syrian refugees.
According to the municipality, this was due to an emergency call from the COA because the “national emergency was very high and emergency breaks law”. “We have informed the neighborhood and asked for understanding,” the municipality said at the time. The group of Syrians left again after three weeks.