According to media reports, one of the suspects of the attacks, that have been claimed by the Islamic State, could have come to Paris after having crossed Serbia and Croatia as a refugee. And Branstad expressed concerns that refugees resettled in other states could move between states. US law appears to bar states from legally blocking refugees from settling in their communities once they are granted admission.
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Fifty-nine Syrian refugees made it to Georgia this year, with 10,000 expected to find homes across the country by the end of 2016.
The department said refugees would be spread across the USA – a proposal also drawing criticism from Republican presidential candidates, including Mike Huckabee who turned to social media to give Ryan an ultimatum.
For his part, Ryan said that the House is looking “at all of our options”, including use of the funding bill.
“We want to do everything we can to prevent it from happening here”, said.
In the wake of the horrific attacks in Paris, effective immediately, I am directing all state agencies to suspend the resettlement of additional Syrian refugees in the state of in pending assurances from the federal government that proper security measures have been achieved. Ron Johnson, who is chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, said to the extent Syrian refugees are allowed in the USA the priority should be given to women and children and relatives of Syrians who are American citizens.
Baker appeared to have the support of Boston Mayor Matin J Walsh, who said he too wanted to learn more about the federal government’s plan for vetting incoming refugees.
In a statement released Sunday, Bentley said he will oppose any attempt to relocate refugees to the state, following Friday’s terrorist attacks throughout the city of Paris, France.
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For six years, Jerome Crawford has served as the director of refugee services at Lutheran Social Services where they’ve been anticipating having to help Syrian families resettle in Jacksonville. “The State of Wisconsin will not accept new Syrian refugees”. But he said yesterday that the state is postponing efforts to accept refugees until federal officials fully review security procedures and clearances.
