Texas Threatens To Sue Charities That Help Syrian Refugees Settle

“However it is important not to conflate terrorists with the Syrian refugees who are seeking sanctuary in the United States”, a Monday statement from the group reads.

McCaul isn’t the only Texas Republican trying to get his refugee legislation included in the omnibus.

The letter, dated November 25, was sent out last week to refugee resettlement programs in 49 states and the District.

Tennessee Attorney General Herbert Slatery released a legal opinion on Monday at the request of a state Democrat, in which he noted that the state would violate federal law by setting rules on refugee placement.

The U.S. Office of Refugee Resettlement program operates in conjunction with the departments of Homeland Security, State and Health and Human Services.

Some refugee advocates have argued that threats by governors to block Syrians from their states are hollow because the federal government holds exclusive legal authority over allowing refugees to enter the country.

However, to reassure the governors, McDonough said he proposes to establish a process for them to obtain additional information tailored to their states about the refugees who are resettled during the prior month and the fiscal year to date. 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. …

After the terrorist attacks on Paris last month, Gov. Greg Abbott and the state agency that manages a refugee resettlement program ordered nonprofits to stop helping Syrians, citing potetntial threats to public safety.

A spokeswoman for Interfaith Ministries for Greater Houston said in a statement that it had not received a letter from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, “so no final determination has been made regarding our next steps for resettling Syrian refugees”.

The likelihood that Minnesota would receive an influx of Syrian refugees is low, said Catholic Charities experts who work with refugee resettlement, but that shouldn’t diminish Christians’ willingness to help and welcome Syrians, or overshadow the needs of refugees from other countries who arrive in Minnesota.

We don’t know whether Islamic State or other terrorist organizations are infiltrating refugees to gain entry to Europe or the United States.

House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., dismissed shutdown talk on a series of contentious issues, from refugee resettlement to federal funding for Planned Parenthood.

However, Ohmann said, Catholics can help by supporting refugees who do settle in Minnesota, and suggested neighborhoods and parishes make a stronger commitment to welcoming people who have resettled near them.

“We don’t believe the directive the governor put in place is necessarily enforceable”, said Erol Kekic, executive director of immigration and refugee programs for Church World Service.

Duvin said she wants to talk with state officials about just how thorough the global refugee vetting process really is.

“I’m encouraged that the White House listened to governors, wanted to follow up directly, and worked to improve the process”, said David Quam, the deputy director of the NGA.