Posted on 07/26/2026 11:47:23 AM PDT by DFG
A transgender woman who fled the US seeking asylum in the Netherlands now fears she could be 'hurt or killed' after the notorious refugee camp she was placed in became so dangerous that the Red Cross pulled out aid workers.
Ter Apel, the Netherlands' largest refugee camp, is home to around 2,000 asylum seekers from across the globe.
For years, it has sheltered people fleeing war and persecution, including Eritreans, Somalis and Syrians, who say it remains too dangerous to return home despite the fall of Bashar al-Assad.
Now, a new wave has begun arriving: transgender Americans who say they fled the US fearing for their safety after Donald Trump returned to the White House.
Asylum seeker Jane-Michelle Arc, 48, from California, left the United States after she said it had become increasingly volatile for transgender people.
Arc, a software engineer from San Francisco, said she had faced abuse on the street and while using women’s restrooms, and decided to flee the US after a harrowing incident in which she feared being run over by a truck.
But Ter Apel has been grappling with a surge in violence outside the asylum center, including stabbings and violent brawls, prompting aid groups and Red Cross volunteers to temporarily halt their work supporting refugees over safety concerns.
'The situation I have in the US as a trans person, not good right, but here, I will be hurt or killed,' Arc told local outlet Pow News.
Since May 20, the Central Agency for the Reception of Asylum Seekers (COA) has limited access, allowing only vulnerable asylum seekers, such as women and children, inside.
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CRY ME A RIVER
Funny and true.
Leave him/her there or to seek asylum in another country. The last thing we need is to declare “transgender” as an endangered group and welcome them from all over the world into our country. We should not be admitting insane people.
FTA ...
'It's scary, it's legitimately scary, I decided that my mental health is degrading so substantially being here, that I just need to get out."
Sounds like he needs a whaaaaaambulance ... to come get him from his lovely room ...
Where’s any “begging”? Among many other self-inflicted “problems”, he doesn’t want a new passport to replace his expired one, or pay for it (~$130), to get back to the States because it will say he’s a male.
The little dog can come back
Dumb transgender person. Doesn’t he/she know that NOTHING trumps the Muslims? Nothing!
News item: A tranny is murdered.
The West: That’s terrible!
News item, continued: A Muslim did it.
The West: That’s okay then. Cultural differences.
Agree. Poor pup. 😩
LOL - looks like some of our living quarters Iraq.
I feel sorry for that dog.
“...the Red Cross reported the violence in front is due to a ‘small group of men who are generally not among the people seeking assistance.’”
and “...’Between here and there, there’s a bunch of Moroccans or Bulgarians or whatever that think queer people should be beaten,’ Arc said of the area outside the center”.
I wonder, who could THEY be?
Approximately 99% of the population in Morocco is Muslim, with virtually all of those being Sunni.
Wikipedia
meconcern.org
Islam is the second largest religion in Bulgaria.
Awwwwww. Now back to this bone bruise on my left elbow....
Dude, put your man clothes back on when you’re in public.
That fetish you have is supposed to be indulged in the privacy of your own home, not shoved in the faces of normal, mentally healthy people. Buzz off.
Yes, me too. Poor dog.
“A transgender woman” A what? Is it biologically a man or a woman?
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