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Failed Asylum Seekers Who Won’t Leave Will Face 6 Months in Jail Amid Housing Shortage

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Failed asylum seekers in the Netherlands who actively obstruct their deportation could soon face up to six months in prison. Asylum Minister Bart van den Brink presented a bill to that effect on Wednesday, on the same day that the Central Agency for the Reception of Asylum Seekers (COA) again warned that asylum shelters were overcrowded, RTL Nieuws reported.

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The Cabinet wants rejected asylum seekers who deliberately obstruct their return to be punishable by a maximum of six months in prison. This is stated in a legislative proposal by Minister for Asylum Affairs Bart van den Brink (CDA) that went into consultation on Wednesday.

·Apeldoorn, Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
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THE HAGUE (ANP) - The cabinet wants rejected asylum seekers who deliberately obstruct their return to be punishable by a maximum of six months in prison. This is stated in a bill by Minister for Asylum Affairs Bart van den Brink (CDA) that went into consultation on Wednesday. This criminal law...

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Reformatorisch Dagblad broke the news in Apeldoorn, Netherlands (Kingdom of the) on Wednesday, October 7, 2026.
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