Border controls in Rütenbrock: arrest and excitement in the Netherlands!

Border controls in Rütenbrock: arrest and excitement in the Netherlands!

Rütenbrock, Deutschland - The tense political conditions in the Netherlands are currently reflected not only in the parliamentary meetings, but also directly on the border with Germany. Last Friday, the Dutch police arrested a man who is said to have been involved in illegal border controls near Rütenbrock. This incident is closely related to the activities of citizens who have organized vehicle controls on the German border in their own authorization to prevent migrants from entering the entry, such as ndr reported.

These citizens' actions, which took place primarily on the federal road 408 - an important route from Haren (EMS) for the recording facility in Ter Apel - were involved in about twelve men. Equipped with warning vests and lamps, they had gathered at various border crossings, including in German territory. The situation with excitement is the result of a broad debate about asylum policy in the Netherlands, which was further fueled by the resignation of the government in the Hague for a dispute over a harder asylum policy, such as the mopo reported.

political crisis and civil engagement

The provisional Minister of Migration David van Weel has pointed out the population that it is legally not legally not okay. However, calls for further border controls are still circulating on social media. It cannot be denied that the demands for strict asylum laws and improved border controls - such as those who are laid out by right -wing populist forces, especially Geert Wilders, are loudly raised. Wilders even calls the citizens' initiative a "fantastic initiative" and plans to take part in Himelfa, such as the mopo cited.

The troubled times and debates about refugee policy can also find their expression in a new legislative package of the Dutch government for harder asylum rules and border controls. This package, which provides, among other things, that illegally entered migrants are deported to Belgium and Germany faster, ensures massive discussions and skepticism among lawyers and authorities. The Tagesschau reports that the association of the municipalities already speaks of "chaos" and rejects the planned border controls.

consequences of the situation

The arrest of the man and the incidents at the border are symptomatic of the larger, restless asylum situation in the Netherlands, which has been shaped by problems in refugee accommodation for years. Despite the government's efforts, a clear solution seems to be far away. And while the Dutch police emphasized that border controls of the gendarmerie are reserved and that aggressive citizens' action is not tolerated, it remains to be seen how the situation at the border will develop.

The continued voltages are certain: these problems are not solved overnight. A good knack for a fair and just asylum policy would now be asked.