The Dutch coalition government, majority controlled by the ultras party of Geert Wildersthe Party for Freedom (PPV), is plans to send asylum seekers to Uganda who have exhausted all legal remedies to remain on Dutch territory, as reported by Dutch public television (NOS) on Wednesday.
This was announced this Wednesday by the Minister of Foreign Trade and Development, Reinette Klever, after a working visit to the African country. The PVV politician said that ultimately it was up to her party colleague, the Asylum Minister, to decide. Marjoleine Faberdevelop this plan.
Uganda He has already expressed his desire to continue this project in exchange for financial compensation, according to NOS.
The idea would be to send asylum seekers from that country and others from the region to Uganda after their applications have been rejected. It would still be necessary to negotiate on the number of countries which ultimately fall into the category of the same region.
The Dutch executive has for months expressed its concern about the “Unrest in refugee camps” in Ugandawhere more than 1.5 million people live in the border areas of South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
“Living conditions in the refugee camps are bad. There is not always enough food and water,” according to the detailed report on the security situation in Uganda published in August by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
“We have a long-standing relationship with Uganda and it is a hospitable country. Asylum Minister Faber will explore the possibilities further,” Klever said. “Ultimately, we want to stop migration. For the government, it is important that rejected asylum seekers return to their country of origin. And that can sometimes be an obstacle.” According to Klever, Uganda was chosen because it already hosts many refugees.
More and more EU countries are considering the possibility of using return centers, places outside the European Union where rejected asylum seekers would be received and then transferred to their country of origin. THE Italy by Giorgia Meloni became the first community club country to implement this measure.
The Dutch government’s plan, still in development, was celebrated on the networks by the far right Geert Wilders. “Asylum seekers who have exhausted all avenues to Uganda. Fewer of these applicants and more to the Netherlands,” he wrote in a message on Twitter.
