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Undocumented man may not be evicted from shelter: "No good alternative"

Undocumented man may not be evicted from shelter: "No good alternative"

A court has ruled that a Ghanaian man with schizophrenia can remain in his supported housing facility in Amsterdam for now, despite his expired residence permit. The judge determined that evicting him without a suitable alternative would risk his physical and mental health, and ordered the municipality and the housing organization to find a more appropriate long-term solution.

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