Dutch to deport three imams

AMSTERDAM — Immigration Minister Rita Verdonk is moving to deport three Muslim clerics because of accusations they represent a threat to public order and national security.

The three imams will be declared undesirable aliens and two of them will have their residence permits cancelled, the first such action has been taken against clerics.

In the third imam's case, an application for an extension of a residence permit will be refused.

The Dutch security service AIVD said one of the imams originates from Bosnia and a second comes from Kenya. The origin of the third imam was not released, newspaper De Volkskrant reported...

Immigration_euro · Wed, 02/23/2005 - 20:05 · · Importance: 1

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Reminds me of the sign someone paid a plane to trail above Miami after Elian Gonzalez was returned to his father and taken back to Cuba: "One down, 400,000 to go".

Posted by: eh at Feb 25, 2005 2:04 AM


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