Dutch Government’s Plan to Send Rejected Asylum Seekers to Uganda Raises Legal and Moral Alarms

As the Dutch government rushes to finalize an agreement with Uganda to establish deportation centers for rejected asylum seekers, critical questions arise: At what cost is the Netherlands sidestepping its responsibilities? And how does this align with Europe’s—and America’s—broader struggle to maintain sovereign control over immigration? The interim Dutch Minister of Asylum and Migration, David van Weel, remains optimistic about sealing a deal during the United Nations General Assembly week in New York. Yet this plan—notorious for bypassing full parliamentary and international scrutiny—has sparked political unease and legal skepticism within the Netherlands. It reeks of bureaucratic expediency trumping both human...