Texas Nonprofit Plans to Continue Resettling Syrian Refugees

Traylor wrote that other refugee agencies in the state expressed willingness to cooperate with the Texas government to find alternative options for refugees from Syria, and he threatened legal action against the IRC if the group does not comply with the state’s demands, according to the Los Angeles Times.

They have also argued that the governors, mostly Republicans, are targeting those who are overwhelmingly victims rather than perpetrators of violence in Syria.

Abbott’s order was in response to the deadly attacks in Paris, where a fake Syrian passport was allegedly found next to one of the attackers, and speculation has risen over whether or not the attacker entered the country posing as a refugee. Local government isn’t involved in resettlement decisions, but Jenkins said he’ll do what he can to ensure local agencies can continue to work with refugees from Syria.

Under the current resettlement system, no Syrian or Iraqi refugee can be admitted before undergoing a multi-step screening process that requires Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Department of Defense, and National Counterterrorism Center background checks that usually take up to two years.

Then came the news Monday that the White House would be offering a “new program” to assuage the governors concerns. To go further, the state could sue any group that provides services or offers help with refugee resettlement for Syrian refugees.

Pence says he appreciates the outreach from chief of staff Denis McDonough promising breakdowns of refugees by age, gender and nationality. Despite opposition, as of November 17 some of the refugees have been settled in states whose governors opposed the action.

“That’s the logical next step, especially if the Senate doesn’t take up the issue”, said Mulvaney, a member of the conservative House Freedom Caucus.

“We do support relocating refugees in countries of their culture and prefer to support H.R. 4032, the States’ Right of Refugee Refusal Act of 2015 sponsored by Rep. Ted Poe”, Kirchoff added. The receive $1,950 in federal money for each refugee and get to keep about $750 of that. “Something is wrong with that picture”. She’s adorable, but he says she was absolutely useless when a mouse ran across their kitchen floor. “Until Paris and this whole thing blew up, I don’t think any governor would have bothered, but now we’re seeing the power of public opinion”.

The Obama administration has planned to bring at least 10,000 Syrians into the United States this year. He said his problem is not so much with the process, but rather the lack of verifiable data personal data that the Syrian government has and has shared with the USA and its screeners.

Donna Duvin, executive director of committee’s Dallas chapter, said yes.

In a single letter, a Texas state official warned a Dallas group in that its contract with the state shall be in jeopardy if the agency doesn’t abide by Gov. …

Plans have been in place for six Syrian refugees to be resettled in Dallas this week. Texas has accepted roughly 200 of them, and IRC has been involved with resettling two families – both couples with young children. “What we don’t want to do is traumatize these people any more than they have already been traumatized”.

The New York-based group is thought to have resettled eight Syrians in the conservative state.

“The Obama administration … continues to ignore the concerns raised about the program”, Lloyd said in a statement.

A nonprofit organization that resettles refugees in the United States says it will move forward with the placement of Syrian refugees in Texas, despite warnings from officials in the Lone Star State not to do so.