Tag: asylum
Woerden agrees to asylum seekers’ center for 400 asylum seekers
It is striking that coalition party Lijst van der Does (LvvD) does not support the plans. Party leader Lenie van Leeuwen thinks fifteen years is too long. She also has…
Lopik takes in zero asylum seekers: ‘We don’t have much space’
Lopik – Lopik should actually accommodate 93 asylum seekers, but so far, none have been accommodated. The King’s Commissioner is therefore giving the municipality a stern talking-to, because the deadline…
Utrecht arranges its own reception of 100 asylum seekers because ‘direction is lacking’
In addition, the reopening of the HUB is also a response to what is happening in Ter Apel, says Sjoukje Volten, spokesperson for the municipality of Utrecht. The HUB is…
Haaretz: Israel recruits African asylum seekers for Gaza war | News in brief
So far, none of the asylum seekers involved in the operations in Gaza have been granted permanent residency. Israel’s security authorities are offering asylum seekers who arrived in the country…
Plans for asylum center in Soest scrapped after protests
The residents who previously protested against the asylum seekers’ centre are happy that the plans have been scrapped. “Fortunately, the municipality now also sees that De Open Hof is not…
Nieuwegein wants to accommodate 200 asylum seekers in the Celsiusbaan office building
This emergency shelter location is an additional shelter location, next to Newtonbaan 3-4. According to the municipality, both locations are needed to accommodate the requested number of asylum seekers from…
Houten asylum center opponent sentenced after threatening mayor with ‘bullet’
The man apologized immediately after his statement, but mayor Isabella heard the threats and filed a report. During the trial he said that the impact on him and his family…
Cooking their own food: young asylum seekers now in Eemnes for six months
“We let them settle in here quietly,” Van den Bosch explains. The COA offers bed, bath and bread, as well as guidance. The asylum seekers stay for a year in…
the faltering application of the asylum and immigration law, six months after its adoption
On January 26, the asylum and immigration law was promulgated in France. One of the most repressive laws of the last 40 years, with the exception of one measure, concerning…
“This is where the war starts,” said an American man after Trump’s shooting, and promised to offer me asylum | Foreign countries
If you look back to the 1960s, there is reason to fear that more violence is coming, writes journalist Laura Saarikoski. Laura Saarikoski The United States seems to be living…