In the night from Saturday to Sunday, between 200 and 250 asylum seekers had to sleep outside at the application center in Ter Apel. This made it one of the busiest nights ever at the gates of the application center.
A spokeswoman called the situation “very worrying”. The flow of asylum seekers has been stalling on all sides for months and the consequences are most severe in Ter Apel. Asylum seekers’ centers no longer have a place and status holders cannot move on to a home due to, among other things, the overheated housing market.
The number of status holders who have moved more quickly from an asylum seekers’ center to, for example, a flexible home or a converted office building, is far behind the numbers in the agreements made by the cabinet, according to figures that the ANP requested from the COA. Only 52 percent of the agreed number has been achieved.
There was also a fight at the registration center yesterday afternoon. Two groups clashed, after which the police had to intervene.
Refugee Work wants municipalities to take action quickly. “We once again call on all mayors to take their responsibility and to designate additional reception places as soon as possible,” a spokesperson told NOS. Do you think that more municipalities should come to Ter Apel’s aid?