Overview
- For the fourth straight night, Ter Apel held more people than the 2,000 cap, with a recent count of 2,167 cited by the mayor.
- The winter reception site in Biddinghuizen eased pressure for about ten days before reaching capacity.
- Minister Mona Keijzer says the COA has left 'hundreds' of beds unused nationwide despite weeks of prodding from her ministry.
- Keijzer says the COA’s status as an independent agency limits her leverage and she dismisses enforcing the distribution law as a 'paper reality.'
- Mayor Jaap Velema urges the government to bring provinces and municipalities to the table for structural redistribution, warning residents and businesses face daily strain.