The deportations of people who need to leave the Netherlands have been carried out carefully, safely, and humanely over the past year. This is stated by the Inspection of Justice and Security in its Annual Report Return of Aliens 2024. The Inspection of JenV also sees an upward trend in the quality and completeness of information transfer.
For forced return, we work closely with the Custodial Institutions Agency (DJI), the Transport & Support Service (DV&O, part of DJI), and the Royal Military Police (KMar). The Inspection of JenV receives reports of every deportation from both KMar and DV&O. Additionally, inspectors accompany a selection of individual return operations.
DTenV is pleased that the inspection again judges positively about assisted departure this year. Respectful return is our credo, even in cases of forced return.
In cases of forced return, it is important that all involved chain partners receive the correct information about behavior, physical characteristics, and health of the individual concerned. The information transfer has been deemed satisfactory this year. Only the information regarding the belongings of aliens could be improved further. DTenV will soon discuss this with KMar, DJI, and DV&O.
DTenV collaborates with many chain partners for forced return. Good agreements are necessary for effective cooperation. These are documented for both voluntary and forced return in the Guidelines for Return and Departure. The working agreements regarding luggage are also included. The guidelines can be found on our website.
