Dutch church shields refugee family from deportation for 257 days

For the last 257 days, a family from Uzbekistan have been taking refuge in a church in the Netherlands to prevent them from being deported. Under a new Dutch law, people without permission to remain in the country could face jail and those who help them could also be punished. Al Jazeera’s Step Vaessen reports from Kampen in the Netherlands. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on X: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #Netherlands #DutchChurch #EuropeRefugeeCrisis #DeportationProtection #ChurchAsylum #DutchImmigrationLaw #AsylumSeekers #HumanRights