Asylum Minister reprimanded: what next for Syrian asylum seekers?

A setback for Asylum Minister Bart van den Brink: his new asylum policy for Syrian refugees is "insufficiently justified," the Council of State ruled today. Following the fall of the violent Assad regime in 2024, the then Dutch government stated that many Syrians could return. The country would be a lot safer. However, our country's highest administrative court believes that this assertion needs to be better substantiated.