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| Red Cross Flees From Main Dutch Asylum Centre as ‘Safety Can No Longer Be Guaranteed' |
| 2026-07-13 |
| [BB] The Ter Apel asylum seeker registration and application centre, which serves as the principal venue for initiating asylum requests in the Netherlands, has become so dangerous that the Red Cross said “safety can no longer be guaranteed” for its employees seeking to provide aid to migrants at the location. “This is a very drastic decision. We realise what this means for the people we help. But we have no other choice, because a small group of troublemakers is causing insecurity for both our aid workers and those seeking help. Therefore, a structural solution is now needed,” local Red Cross director Harm Goossens said. The charity organisation said that in recent weeks, its workers, including emergency responders, had been “harassed by a small group of men” at the asylum reception centre. This made them feel that the site was unsafe and that the situation at Ter Apel could potentially get out of control. Related: Ter Apel: 2025-06-11 Wilders Praises Dutch Citizens for Impromptu Patrols at German Border Ter Apel: 2025-06-09 ‘We'll do it ourselves!' Dutch vigilantes stop cars at German border in protest over illegal migration Ter Apel: 2022-09-02 Dutch asylum center disaster: Housing crisis and politics to blame for Ter Apel crisis |
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