Obama Tells States to Accept Syrian Refugees or Face Enforcement Action

Overall, more than 4 million Syrian refugees have fled their homeland since the Syrian civil war began in March 2011.

In the meantime, The House earlier passed a measure making it more hard for Syrian refugees fleeing the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) to enter the country. “None of them went through the United Nations resettlement process”. Here are the nuts and bolts, and the latest developments.

Although still under investigation, a Syrian passport was found near the body of one of the suicide bombers in the Paris attack.

Many of those Palestinian refugees from 1948 have not been naturalized by their own Arab governments and remain stateless people without a passport or citizenship rights in any Arab country.

So far, concerns about Syrian refugees appear to have directly affected only one case: Last week a family destined for IN, which has indicated it will no longer accept Syrian refugees, was redirected to CT. He noted, “It’s as if they know we are having the wrong conversation here”. Furthermore, many Republicans cast serious doubt on whether refugees can be properly vetted to ensure that they are not terrorists.

But sponsors aren’t necessary, Alba said.

This call for compassion is likely to be blasted by Republicans and others who want to ban refugees, particularly those from Muslim countries. He hopes to find work related to his profession back home, where he was a chef, but says he’ll settle for anything at the moment. ORR explains that states may not refuse ORR-funded benefits for refugees on the basis of religion and national origin.

“Any state with such a policy would not be in compliance…and could be subject to enforcement action”.

State governments don’t make that decision, however. Has the State Department reached out to the governors opposing the current refugee resettlement procedures?

The lawsuit, filed on behalf of the resettlement agency working with the family, seeks an injunction to stop the governor from withholding assistance to refugees or to the agency. And because of the particular conditions regarding the Syrian crisis, there are additional security screens in place for Syrian refugees.

It’s unclear when the Senate will take it up.

President Barack Obama speaks during a news conference with Philippines’ President Benigno Aquino III in Manila, Philippines, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2015, ahead of the start of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit. What happened in Paris – and in Mali a week later – could happen anywhere, including the United States. That generosity, he said, is evidenced by all the Americans who take part, not just in Black Friday or Cyber Monday, but also on Giving Tuesday. Biometric information is collected, and individuals are put through criminal background checks and reviews of their travel history, among other things. “The State Department and the national organizations that are involved in refugee resettlement don’t want this to be a precedent”, adds George, who notes that the screening process for refugees is rigorous, comprehensive, and lengthy. Not everyone makes the cut. It is common sense – something the White House appears to lack.

In 2014 ICMC helped resettle 7,365 refugees to the US from the support center for Turkey and Middle East, according to the agency’s annual report.