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Netherlands to Establish Return Center in Uganda for Rejected Asylum Seeker

October 2, 2025October 5, 20254 mins

The Dutch government announced that it has signed a memorandum of intent with Uganda to establish a reception center in Uganda for rejected asylum seekers. The memorandum was signed in New York by the Dutch Minister for Asylum Affairs and the Ugandan minister responsible for asylum issues, on the sidelines of the United Nations meetings….

Netherlands Moves Forward with Plan to Deport Asylum Seekers to Uganda

March 18, 2025March 20, 20254 mins

The Dutch government has announced that it will proceed with its plan to send rejected asylum seekers to Uganda. This initiative, developed by Reinette Klever, Minister of Foreign Trade and Development Aid, and Marjolein Faber, Minister of Asylum and Migration, stipulates that rejected asylum seekers will be sent to Uganda only after they have exhausted…