Though the Dutch parliament has insisted on an appeal, as reported by Al Jazeera, the most famous Dutch politician outside the Netherlands was notified that she would be stripped of her Dutch passport because of a lie on her application for asylum. Ali used her grandfather's last name and an incorrect birthdate to prevent her family in Somalia from tracking her down and forcing her into an arranged marriage. However, this has apparently been public knowledge since her successful 2002 run for office and a subject she discussed while campaigning.
It's unclear why immigration minister Rita Verdonk considered this a pressing matter. Al Jazeera's report notes that Verdonk, a member of the same political party as Ali, has been jockeying to be the lead candidate in the next election cycle. Though considering the outrage over this step, while it's apparently in keeping with her hardline approach to rejecting as many asylum seekers and immigrants as possible, she may have lost that chance for good. And her misstep may end up, surprisingly, benefitting the American Enterprise Institute.