Somali asylum seeker Rahima speaks during an interview in Amsterdam, the Netherlands August 26, 2015. REUTERS/Toussaint Kluiters/United Photos
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - As Europe grapples with its biggest wave of migration since World War Two, the Netherlands is about to toughen its asylum policy by cutting off food and shelter for people who fail to qualify as refugees.
Failed asylum seekers would be limited to "a few weeks'" shelter after being turned down, if they do not agree to return home. They would then either be deported or sent away to fend for themselves.
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