Netherlands: New Justice Study on Asylum-Seekers From Safe Countries

Geert Wilders

A recently-released study from the Netherlands shows that asylum-seekers from 4 North African countries, which are classified as "safe countries" (not at war), are causing the most problems in the asylum centers. The report is not exactly causing shock waves.

The below article from Dagelijkse Standaard is translated by Fousesquawk.

 https://www.dagelijksestandaard.nl/2021/06/justitie-bevestigt-veilige-landen-asielzoekers-nauwelijks-te-bedwingen-na-hun-asociale-en-criminele-uitbarstingen/

Justice confirms: Safe country asylum-seekers can hardly be controlled after their asocial and criminal outbursts

by Wout Willemsen

15 June 2021

The Justice and Security Inspectorate has come out with a new report following a new investigation into trouble-making asylum-seekers. And what is the result? Asocial and criminal asylum-seekers can hardly be reformed unless real action can be taken.

Moroccans, Algerians, Libyans, and Tunisians, better known as asylum-seekers from "safe countries", are the biggest cause of the problem. In the normal asylum-seeker centers, they continue to show asocial and criminal behavior, probably also due to the fact that "boas" (investigating officers) and other security personnel are hardly allowed to intervene, according to Het Parool. 

There is, however, a special center for adult asylum-seekers in Hoogeveen. Employees there have the possibility to impose sanctions and physically intervene themselves. The result? Significantly less trouble

The Inspectorate thus confirms what the rest of the Netherlands has long known: Doing nothing doesn't help while doing something does. State Secretary Ankie Broekers-Knol, herself the queen of doing nothing, is now getting advice from the Inspectorate to give COA-workers more authority and to train them so that they really can (and are allowed to) intervene.

That should be a big improvement, but naturally, it is still plaster on a festering wound. The Dutch government still can't send this type of asylum-seekers back, purely because the country of origin doesn't cooperate and actually tells the Netherlands, "Last touched !".

Thus, the situation remains just as pitiful, but in any case, slowly but surely, the problem is becoming known to the government itself. Now only remains a cabinet that will actually turn the harsh campaign rhetoric of the VVD (party) into policy in which (asylum-seekers) from safe countries can actually go and enjoy the summer sun in their own, safe country.....