US EditionThe House of Representatives Was Repeatedly Advised to ‘Take Your Time with Amendments’ to Prevent Accidents. What Now?
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The asylum laws accepted by the House of Representatives now go to the Senate. The Senate itself can no longer make any adjustments to the controversial amendments on criminalization of illegality. There is, however, the possibility of a ‘novella’.
A majority of the House of Representatives supports stricter asylum laws. NSC and SGP embrace the stricter asylum policy now that caretaker minister David van Weel (VVD, Justice and Asylum) has accommodated the parties in the area of providing assistance to illegal immigrants.
The news that the strict asylum laws have been passed by the House of Representatives has sent shockwaves through aid organizations in the city. The organizations that help undocumented people see that the laws - despite the fact that they still have to be passed by the Senate - are already having an impact. "People are familiar with the images from America where people are arrested by the immigration police. They are afraid to step out of the s…
Outgoing State Secretary Teun Struycken (Justice, NSC) does not yet know what the stricter asylum law will mean for the already acute cell shortage. After a chaotic day, the Lower House voted in favor of the asylum law, which now also states that illegality and assistance to illegal immigrants are punishable. Illegal immigrants or helpers can be sentenced to up to six months in prison, while the cabinet is already allowing prisoners to leave the…
The Lower House has approved stricter asylum legislation. It is striking that NSC and SGP now also support the law. Both parties were previously critical, but an amendment by Minister David van Weel (VVD) removed the doubts. The law provides for temporary asylum permits, limits family reunification and introduces the so-called dual status system. This system distinguishes between war refugees and people who are personally persecuted. Timmermans …
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