Civil society organizations have responded critically to the asylum laws accepted by the Lower House on Thursday evening. The Association of Dutch Municipalities (VNG) is ‘extremely disappointed’ and speaks of ‘unattainability’ of the laws. Asylum lawyers fear ‘more chaos’ and that asylum procedures will get stuck. Refugee organizations call the laws “symbol politics” and “harmful to society.”
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Critical reactions to adopted asylum laws: ‘Unattainable’, ‘Symbol politics’, ‘Harmful to society’
Bytaketonews
Jul 4, 2025