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The Netherlands is not allowed to send asylum seekers back to Italy. The Council of State has ruled that the reception problems in Italy mean that there is a real risk that asylum seekers will end up on the streets there, which is in violation of human rights.
The Council of State is the highest administrative court in the Netherlands. The case in which a decision has now been made concerns two male asylum seekers who came to the Netherlands via Italy. One of them had already made three asylum applications in Italy, the other only in the Netherlands.
State Secretary Van der Burg (VVD) did not want to process the asylum applications and send the men back to Italy, something that is actually a must according to European rules. Due to the lack of shelter in Italy, the judge puts a stop to it.
2023-04-26 08:48:41
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