In response, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of IN filed a lawsuit against the governor on Monday on behalf of the Exodus Refugee Immigration, an organisation that receives state funds to assist IN the resettlement of approved and screened refugees.
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“When I got here, I went through a long and painful process”, Khabbazeh said in an interview on Tuesday. “The federal government continues to keep Louisiana in the dark regarding potential plans to attempt to resettle Syrian refugees in Louisiana”. “There are going to be easier ways for a terrorist to try to infiltrate, rather than going through the refugee resettlement program”.
The USA plans to accept 10,000 Syrian refugees, which the letter called “a modest commitment”. Local officials, including Mayor Ivy Taylor and Councilman Ron Nirenberg, said yesterday that San Antonio would welcome refugees, despite the rhetoric from some of the state’s other elected officials.
Around 2,200 Syrian refugees have been granted entry to the USA over the last four years and Mr Obama has outlined a goal of accepting 10,000 more during the current financial year. I think it was 2007, we enacted a new interagency check.
Refugee advocates contend the process, which requires that candidates be nominated by the United Nations High Commissioner on Refugees and can take up to two years, is sufficiently thorough. “With these measures in place, we believe that we are able to both protect the American people and maintain this nation’s long standing position as the world’s beacon of hope and freedom”. How confident are you that with the USA vetting process, that won’t happen here?
The letter sent Wednesday, first reported by the Houston Chronicle, largely tracks with what legal experts have been saying since Abbott and other governors said they would not accept Syrian refugees due to security concerns fueled by terrorist attacks in Paris.
General Jack Keane, a retired U.S. Army general, said, “I’m absolutely convinced that you’re doing the right thing by pausing and making certain that the Congress takes a look at the executive branch’s plans and makes certain that it’s reasonable what we’re doing in terms of the vetting process”. “As we are being asked to shoulder some of this burden, regional partners like Saudi Arabia need go step in and do more”. “They just can’t. I’m not a lawyer but everyone I know tells me that’s against the law”, Hickenlooper told Tom Mustin of CBS4 Denver.
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“There’s never been an issue with a refugee that has come here”, Hurd said. It’s an especially serious situation for Syrian Christians because they are often hunted down by ISIS when they flee. In order to board a U.S.-bound plane, travelers must clear the Customs and Border Protection’s Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA), which helps determine whether an individual’s travel to the United States will pose a security risk.
