What is it anyway?
The special location for nuisance asylum seekers is called a process availability location (PBL). For the time being, it is a test to see if such a special location can reduce nuisance.
Asylum seekers can be taken care of in the PBL in Ter Apel from Sunday who have little chance of an asylum permit (because they come from a safe country, for example) and cause nuisance.
Not all of these people immediately come to the PBL. The PBL is part of a step -by -step plan. Only when a nuisance maker does not comply with previously imposed conditions or causes serious nuisance, does the PBL come into view.
The asylum seekers must then stay in and around that PBL. It is then no longer possible to go to the center of Ter Apel. Someone must also follow a mandatory day and evening program, which is about the asylum procedure or the return process, for example.
Why is the PBL needed?
In Hoogeveen there is already a special reception location for asylum seekers who have voted a lot. But the municipality of Westerwolde and politics wanted to have a place on the asylum seekers’ center (AZC) in Ter Apel for the people who do cause nuisance, but not to the extent that they could be sent to Hoogeveen.
Ter Apel experiences a lot of nuisance from a small group of asylum seekers. This happens not only at the AZC itself, but also in the village.
The nuisance is often caused by people who have little chance of a residence permit. It is also intended that they go through the asylum procedure faster with this approach.
Why did the judge pass a line through the approach?
The previous cabinet already started in the summer of 2023 with a similar test in Ter Apel, who was also named PBL. It was a slightly different approach than the PBL NOW. The goal was the same: put nuisance asylum seekers in a special place and guide the asylum process extra quickly.
But the judge took a line in 2024. The government had to have a good reason to put someone in that ‘old’ PBL, and that was not put on paper well enough. At that time, someone had to stay in the PBL 22 hours a day. That restriction of freedom was too great, the judge said.
That is why the plan went back to the drawing table. The cabinet at the time came with a new approach. The nuisance provider had to register twice a day in the PBL and follow a day program.
To be able to open that PBL again, it had to be quiet enough in Ter Apel. After all, the registration center was far too full for a long time. There was no room for a PBL until this year.
Why can the PBL open again?
The wish remained to open the PBL again. In the meantime it is also a lot quieter in Ter Apel and the PBL can open again.
The difference with the old approach is that asylum seekers no longer have to be in one place 22 hours a day, but be able to move freely within those indicated areas. Also, someone who causes nuisance is not just put in a PBL, which could be the case in the past. Now there is a “sliding scale” via the step -by -step plan that asylum minister Marjolein Faber presented in Ter Apel earlier this year.
In the first instance, there are eighty places in Ter Apel available for asylum seekers who are somewhere in that step -by -step plan. Five places are specifically reserved for the PBL. That should ultimately be more.
Incidentally, that step -by -step plan stated that the PBL would not be used immediately, because the government still had to investigate how that was allowed. But, the House of Representatives told Faber, the ‘new’ PBL would just be legally allowed. The minister later came to that, and so the reopening date of 1 June appeared in the agenda.
Will this help?
The question was whether the PBL can really be opened on 1 June. At the beginning of May, sources told de Volkskrant that this seemed unlikely.
But according to a Faber spokesperson, the framework is now, so that in principle you can start on Sunday. Subsequently, another conversation will take place with the parties involved on Friday to share the first findings.
Whether the PBL really will work, still has to be clear. There will certainly also be bottlenecks. The Central Agency for the Reception of Asylum Seekers (COA), for example, was concerned about enforcement and safety. The organization indicated on Friday “to follow the situation in these areas very closely.”
What is it actual?
The Special Location for Asylum Seekers Causance is called a process Availability Location (PBL). For the time being, it groups a trial to see Whether Such a special location can reduce the nuisance.
From Sunday, Asylum Seekers who have little chance of bee granted asylum (Because they come from a safe country, for example) and cause nuisance can be recovered in the pbl in Ter Apel.
Not all these people come to the pbl immediately. The PBL is part of a step-by-step plan. Only if a nuisance offender does not comply with previously imposed conditions or causes serious nuisance does the pbl come into view.
The Asylum Seekers must then stay in and around that pbl. It is then no Longer Possible to Go to the Center of Ter Apel. Someone Must also Follow a Compulsory Day and Evening Program, which, For Example, Conerns The Asylum Procedure or the Return Process.
Why is the pbl needed?
There is Already A Special Reception Location in Hoogeveen for Asylum Seekers Who Have Gone Too Far. But the Municipality of Westerwolde and the Politicians Wanted to Have a Place at the Asylum Seekers Center (AZC) in Ter Apel for People who Cause Nuisance, but not to such an extent that they should be to Hoogeveen.
Ter Apel Experiences a Lot or Nuisance from a Small Group of Asylum Seekers. This Happens not only at the azc itself, but also in the village.
The Nuisance is of caused by people who have little chance of a residence permit. The Intention is also that they will go through the asylum procedure more quickly with this approach.
Why did the judge put a stop to the approach?
The Previous Cabinet Already started a Similar Trial in Ter Apel in the Summer of 2023, which was also Given the Name PBL. This Involved A Slightly Different Approach Than The Pbl Now. The goal was the same: to put asylum seekers causance in a special place and guide them through the asylum process extra quickly.
But the Judge Put a Stop to that in 2024. The Government had to have a good reasson to put some in that ‘old’ pbl, and that was not coply documented. At that time, some had to stay in the pbl for 22 hours a day. That restriction of Freedom was too great, The Judge Said.
That is why the plan gets back to the drawing board. The Then Cabinet Came Up With A New Approach. The Nuisance Offender had to register Twice a Day in the PBL and Follow a Daily Program.
In order to be able to open that pbl again, it had to be quiet enough in Ter Apel. After all, The Registration Center was Far Too Full for a Long Time. There was no room for a pbl until this year.
Why can the pbl Be Ropened now?
The Desire Remained to ROOPEN THE PBL. In The Meantime, it is also a lot Quieter in Ter Apel and the Pbl Can Be Ropened.
The Difference With The Old Approach is that Asylum Seekers No Longer Have To Be In One Place for 22 Hours A Day, But Can Move Freely Within Those Designated Areas. Also, some who causance is not simply placed in a pbl, which used to be the case. Now there is a “sliding scale” via The Step-BY-Step Plan that Asylum Minister Marjolein Faber Presented Earlier This Year in Ter Apel.
Initially, A Total of Eighty Places in Ter Apel Are Avisable for Asylum Seekers Who Are Somewhere Within That Step-BY-Step Plan. Five Places are specifically reserved for the pbl. Ultimately, there should be more.
That step-by-Step plan Initial Stated that the pbl would not be used immediately, because the cabinet still had to investigate how that was allowed. But, as the house of representatives, Told Faber, the ‘new’ PBL would simply be legally permitted. The minister later realized this too, and so the reopening date of June 1 appeared in the agenda.
Will This Help?
It was Questionable Whether the PBL Could Really Be Opened on June 1. At the Beginning of May, Sources Told de Volkskrant That This Seemed Unlikely.
But accordance to a spokesperson for Faber, The Framework is now in place, which in principle it can be started on Sunday. A Meeting Will then Place on Friday with the parties Involved to share the first findings.
Whether the pbl Will Really Work Remains to Be Seen From the Trial. There will certainly be bottlenecks. The Central Agency for the Reception of Asylum Seekers (COA), For Example, was Concerned about Enforcement and Security. On Friday, the organization indicated that it was “Monitoring the situation in these areas very closely.”