More people were deported from the Netherlands last year

In total, 2,750 people were forcibly deported from the Netherlands last year, and a further 3,240 left with government assistance, according to new figures from the deportation department DTenV. In 2023, 5,780 people are known to have left the country after being instructed to leave—some voluntarily, others through deportation. The 2024 figure marks the fourth increase in departures in a row. Of the 2024 total, 1,740 returned to another EU country under the Dublin treaty, which requires asylum seekers to...