On the same day he issued an executive order to sharply increase refugee admissions to the U.S., President Joe Biden moved to block state and local governments from having a say about settlements in their communities. Revoking a Trump administration co…
refugee resettlement
President Biden recently signed an executive order that addresses the U.S. Refugee Admissions program and other refugee-related issues. This action is intended to help the administration meet its 125,000 annual refugee cap by 2022—a more than 730 perce…
Declaring that his state has had enough, Gov. Greg Abbott is pulling Texas out of the U.S. refugee resettlement program. Texas, which has accepted more refugees than any other state since 2010, is the first to quit the program. Opting out became an opt…