The Council of State ruled that Mikael and his mother cannot stay in the Netherlands. Mikael was born while his mother was applying for a residence permit. She came to the Netherlands from Armenia in 2010. The judge ruled that Mikael’s mother would not receive a residence permit because she and her son had been out of the reach of the authorities concerned for too long.
Schoof understands very well that it is difficult for Mikael and his mother, and that friends and relatives are resisting deportation. At the same time, he stresses that he supports the decision of the highest court. He says he has confidence in “the integrity of the highest court, the immigration service and the minister.”
The Prime Minister, who was previously head of the Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND), finds it “uncomfortable” that asylum seekers can take legal action for so long. His cabinet, consisting of the PVV, VVD, NSC and BBB, wants to severely restrict migration.