Senate Votes Down Strict Asylum Law

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The Senate rejects the Asylum Emergency Measures Act, meaning family reunification will not be restricted for the time being and asylum seekers will not receive a residence permit for up to three years. Minister for Asylum Bart van den Brink (CDA) calls the failure of the bill a ‘missed opportunity’. He accuses the PVV of ‘sabotage’ and is introducing new legislation.

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Asylum laws: The so-called Asylum Emergency Measures Act, which was intended to criminalize illegal residence, has been rejected. A dual-status system, which distinguishes…

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The Asylum Emergency Measures Act did not receive a majority, but the dual status system did.

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Tensions surrounding asylum policy in The Hague have escalated further. The Asylum Emergency Measures Act stalled in the Senate following a notable change of course by the PVV. The party voted against an amendment to the law, causing the support of the CDA and SGP to disappear. With that, a majority for stricter asylum policy vanished. Geert Wilders refuses to take responsibility for the failure of the proposal. He places the blame on the cabine…

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The Asylum Emergency Measures Act was rejected in the Senate, after the amendment to the criminalization of illegal immigration had already been rejected earlier. The CDA, SGP, independent Robert van Gasteren, and Bart Kroon of the BBB voted against the bill, meaning there was no majority for it.

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The Asylum Emergency Measures Act has been rejected in the Senate, after the amendment to the criminalization of illegal immigration had already been rejected earlier. The CDA, SGP, independent Robert van Gasteren, and Bart Kroon of the BBB voted against the bill, meaning there was no majority for it. "This is a major setback for the cabinet; Prime Minister Jetten has failed the litmus test," says political reporter Fons Lambie.