autonomousPunk@belgae.social to Human migration, immigration, emigration, deportation, expatriation, customs (ICE), etc 🗺🛃🪪@slrpnk.netEnglish · 8 days ago

🇧🇪🇵🇸 Belgian Immigration Office sent ltrs to Belgian municipalities asking them to withdraw the Belgian nationality from children born in Belgium to parents of Palestinian origin.

www.federaalombudsman.be

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🇧🇪🇵🇸 Belgian Immigration Office sent ltrs to Belgian municipalities asking them to withdraw the Belgian nationality from children born in Belgium to parents of Palestinian origin.

www.federaalombudsman.be

autonomousPunk@belgae.social to Human migration, immigration, emigration, deportation, expatriation, customs (ICE), etc 🗺🛃🪪@slrpnk.netEnglish · 8 days ago
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Respecting the legal powers relating to nationality
www.federaalombudsman.be
In the fall of 2023, the Immigration Office began sending letters to Belgian municipalities asking them to withdraw the Belgian nationality from children born

Yes, it is batshit crazy that this happened, and that municipalities actually stripped people of Belgian nationality that they already acquired.

Even more puzzling is how flimsy Belgian nationality is – that you can lose Belgian nationality so easily and without even any kind of wrong-doing.

The Federal Ombudsman says the “Immigration Office is exceeding its powers.” But AFAICT the immigration office is just making a request – one that can and should be ignored.

Very bizarre that the municipality has these powers. Sure, the muni has the power to grant nationality. Fair enough. But I find it a bit disturbing that the muni has power to strip nationality. Such a serious assault on someone’s human right to self-determinism should be a federal procedure, no?