Overview

• The Dutch four-party coalition collapsed on June 3 after right-wing factions demanded tougher asylum rules
• On June 7 around a dozen Dutch citizens wearing high-visibility vests and wielding lamps stopped cars along the B408 near Haren to deter asylum seekers
• German and Dutch police intervened on June 8 to prevent a second round of unauthorized border patrols
• Chancellor Merz said he did not expect similar citizen-led checks in Germany and warned that such actions would be halted immediately
• Acting Dutch Migration Minister David van Weel urged residents to defer law enforcement to official authorities while Geert Wilders hailed the patrols as a "fantastic initiative"