The federal government and resettlement agencies have sidestepped that role. First, the U.S. Embassy here is undergoing renovations, which has meant that immigration officers have not had a place to stay on the compound. A Dallas IRC official said the group shared with Texas officials on November 12 a spreadsheet noting that 200 to 250 Syrian resettlements were proposed for Texas for this fiscal year, disputing the state’s claims it had not been consulted.
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About 120,000 refugees are resettled worldwide each year, including to the United States, the largest recipient under the UNHCR’s programme, according to the agency. That’s up from four Syrians in 2012, when they made up less than one percent of total refugees placed in the state.
Abbott, meanwhile, responded to a question about the constitutionality of Trump’s proposal by maintaining the “correct approach” to the refugee issue is “precisely the approach the Sen”.
What is the plan for Syrian refugees who are heading to the United States right now?
Can you honestly read that and feel we should reject these victims of the Islamic State?
“Because our refugee programme is religion-blind”. We appeal to the Government of Jordan to allow refugees stranded at the border to enter the country, prioritizing entry for the most vulnerable adults and children, including serious and emergency medical and surgical cases, pregnant women, children below six months together with their families and the severely disabled. Twenty-one Syrians, a lot of them under age 13, are slated to be placed in Dallas and Houston this week. “Don’t, please, put them in more challenging situation”, he said. The commission’s suit said that it “possesses reasonable concerns about the safety and security of the citizenry of the State of Texas regarding these refugees that may seek resettlement within the State of Texas”.
UNHCR has “expressed its utmost concerns regarding the potential consequences of not registering these persons” in its discussions with Lebanese officials, said Dana Sleiman, a spokeswoman for the agency. She described the family as relieved and eager to start a new life in the United States.
Texas is seeking a hearing by Wednesday on its request for an injunction that would bar Syrian refugees from resettling.
“This is most scrutinized population coming into the U.S.”, Fleming said. That’s not unintelligent, seeing as how one of the attackers in Paris had come in from Syria as a refugee.
An aide says Indiana Gov. Mike Pence wants residents of the state to welcome a Syrian refugee family that was settled there, despite his objections.
On Monday, Republican frontrunner Donald Trump called for a border ban on Muslims in response to last week’s shooting in San Bernardino by two people believed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation to have been radicalized.
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Correction, Dec. 8, 2015: Betsy Fisher is with the International Refugee Assistance Project; an earlier version of this article referred to the organization by its former name, the Iraqi Refugee Assistance Project.
