Dutch parliament erupted in anger this week after it emerged that an 18-year-old Syrian refugee living in the Netherlands for four years has accumulated 114 police registrations without being convicted or expelled. The man is currently detained on suspicion of a violent robbery in Amsterdam, and controversy deepened when it was revealed he has applied for family reunification. State Secretary Van Bruggen (of the liberal D66 party, standing in for the absent asylum minister) acknowledged public outrage but said European Union rules prevent deportation without a criminal conviction and legally entitle the man to apply for family reunification, leaving multiple parties across the political spectrum demanding stricter enforcement and faster legal proceedings.