Overview
- The Ministry of Justice and Security confirmed the DISA asylum‑screening service will be wound down, with the IND assuming screening responsibilities on 12 June under the European Migration Pact.
- About 120 positions will be eliminated, including roughly 80 roles in Ter Apel and around 40 in Budel and The Hague, with most staff not taken on by the IND due to its own reorganization.
- The ministry says civil‑service mobility provisions apply and that affected employees will receive support in finding new roles.
- DISA staff warn that expertise and a costly IT system could be lost after roughly €40 million in public investment, saying the service reduced screening error rates to below 5% and cleared earlier backlogs.
- VVD and GroenLinks‑PvdA have filed parliamentary questions to Asylum and Migration Minister Bart van den Brink on why staff are not transferring, how expertise will be safeguarded, and what the rapid setup and closure will cost, while Westerwolde’s mayor urges continuity in registrations at Ter Apel.