Six Syrian refugees arrive in Dallas Monday amid political fight

Anne Marie Weiss-Armush of DFW International, and refugee aid group which is assisting the Richardson family, isn’t surprised that Texas fell short in its effort to block Syrian refugees from coming.

A family of six is scheduled to come to Houston.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, while dropping the federal lawsuit seeking to prevent the entry of refugees into Texas, says he will continue to push for a “broad settlement” in a requested hearing later this week.

The refugees expected in Texas include a family of six related to people already settled in the Dallas area.

Governors in about 30 states have said they oppose receiving Syrian refugees after the deadly November 13 attacks in Paris. The lawsuit remains pending, and a judge could hear arguments in the case this week. Advocates say connecting refugees to fears of terrorism is misguided, and federal officials say states don’t have the power to refuse them.

The family arriving in Dallas will live in a low income complex on the northeast side of the city.

– November 25: The Texas health agency again writes IRC, claiming it has “been unable to achieve cooperation with your agency” because “your agency insists on resettling certain refugees from Syria in the near future”.

A Syrian refugee woman waits at the registration office at the UNHCR Headquarters in Amman, Jordan, Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015.

No plans have been announced for the refugees, who arrived last week in NY, to speak in public. Federal officials say they plan to allow as many as 250 additional Syrians in to Texas.

Since fiscal year 2011, 243 Syrian refugees have resettled in Texas, the USA filing said, making the state one of the main US relocation sites since the Syrian civil war erupted about four years ago.