In June 2007, a concert in Amsterdam was raided by over 80 police men and women, using horses and dogs. The police arrested and detained 111 migrants, mainly Africans. 70 of the detainees were either deported or face deportation in the near future. →

Papa Sako (Senegal) →

On the night of 27 October 2005, 11 illegal immigrants perished in a fire that broke out in a "removal facility" at Amsterdam Airport. 15 others, including guards, were injured. →