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He prays as a protest and hope. In the Dutch church of Bethel, located in The Hague, its faithful (Protestants) have been praying continuously for a month and two days to avoid the deportation of an Armenian family welcomed to the interior: near 800 hours. Police can not enter a temple during religious services. 300 faithful from across the country take turns to prevent the arrest of Sasun, Anousche Tamrazyan and their three children. Sasun says that he fled his country while he was threatened with death for political reasons. They have been in the Netherlands for nine years and although the government ordered their departure because Armenia is considered a safe country, they say they do not trust him. They tried to appeal to the amnesty granted to minor refugees in exceptional situations by the authorities. "The future of the Tamrazyan family is not in the Netherlands.It was concluded that they had no right to be protected," said Mark Harbers. Secretary of State for Asylum and Immigration. The case is particularly difficult for the politician, the right-wing liberal. In September, he said the same thing about Lili and Howick, also Armenian brothers aged 12 and 13, who have been living in the Netherlands for ten years. He ordered his deportation because there was no doubt about the security of Armenia, but shortly thereafter he amnestied them in the midst of a great commotion. The boys hid. Fearing something might happen to them, Harbers changed his mind.
Tamrazyan wants all his children to be treated equally, Hayarpi (21), Warduhi (19) and Seryan (15). Especially why the courts gave them their reason twice, but the state appealed and they lost the last appeal. "I do not understand why our case happened before the State Council while we could stay in. They even told me that if they met me on the train or in the street, they would tell me would deport and the life I led would end, "Hayarpi told Dutch television. The Government states that there are about 400 minors in the same situation and does not intend to promulgate a general amnesty. It is considered that asylum seekers will be safe in their home country or that they will return.
The laws in force respect the temples, but reject the abuses of this norm. A reality that Theo Hettema, president of the Dutch General Council of Protestant Reverend, knows. "No church would have to choose between respect for human dignity and governmental authority," he said. Eventually, he decided to open the doors to the Tamrazians "for faithfulness to ecclesiastical hospitality". The time that Hettema wants to win for the Secretary of State to retire is supported by other factors. Immigration services deal late with asylum seeker applications due to lack of staff and budget cuts
In theory, an application must be resolved within six months, but generally takes less than a year. Although the biggest delays occur when individuals decide to exhaust all the legal resources available to them, the slowness of service has been recognized by the government itself. One reason is the influx of registered Syrian refugees in 2015. When they quickly called for family reunification, the offices were destroyed. "Every case has to be carefully evaluated," say sources in the immigration department. However, delays are punishable by a fine and, in early October, the Dutch authorities had to pay one million euros (about 4.4 million reals) to asylum seekers (thousand cases) who had not received answer in time.
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