Overview

• Riot police intervened in Houten after anti-shelter protesters set off heavy fireworks and targeted counter-demonstrators, as police kept the groups apart.
• Uithoorn barred public and press from a council committee meeting over safety concerns tied to planned protests against reception sites, offering a livestream instead.
• In Lochem, an interpellation debate led the alderman to apologize for process failures in a COA agreement that deviated from council terms; the Ampsenseweg site houses 65 unaccompanied minors with plans up to 250, and Hotel Paasberg is hosting family‑reunification status holders.
• Political fallout deepened as Hoorn VVD alderwoman Marjon van der Ven resigned over a school-site shelter decision, and the Albrandswaard executive collapsed over a plan for 70 flex homes for 35 status holders and 35 local youths.
• Ter Apel exceeded its 2,000‑person cap again, pushing the court‑mandated penalty to €750,000, while COA seeks extra placements and a potential Biddinghuizen reopening is expected to ease pressure pending local decisions.