Bureaucrats Test Trump: Another 512 Refugees Brought in on Wednesday; Ban Expected Thursday
Bureaucrats at the State Department brought in another 512 refugees to the United States on Wednesday, according to the department’s interactive website.
Voluntary agencies
‘Resettlement Agencies’ Neglect, Betray Refugees in U.S., Say Observers
When Eritrean refugee Mulugeta Zemu Mana was recently arraigned in a courtroom in Twin Falls, Idaho, on charges of aggravated battery, he told the presiding judge, “The only guilt I have is the day I decided to come to this country.”
Revolving Door Sends Millions to Refugee Resettlement Agency Run by Former Clinton and Obama Appointees
A revolving door in the Democratic administrations of Bill Clinton and Barack Obama has sent millions of dollars in federal funding to the U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants [USCRI], which is led by two former directors of the Office of Refugee Resettlement [ORR], the federal office that selects the voluntary agencies [VOLAGs] who get lucrative federal contracts to resettle refugees.
Game On: Tennessee to Sue Feds Over Unconstitutional Refugee Resettlement
NASHVILLE, Tennessee–On Tuesday, the Tennessee General Assembly declared it will sue the federal government over its refugee resettlement program on Tenth Amendment grounds. The State Senate passed a resolution authorizing that lawsuit in a 29 to 4 vote one day
Lt. Gov. Files Resolution in Tennessee State Senate to Sue Feds Over Refugee Resettlement
The state of Tennessee is one step closer to suing the federal government over the U.S. Refugee Resettlement Program. Lieutenant Governor Ron Ramsey filed Senate Joint Resolution 467 (SJR 467) in the State Senate on Thursday.
Unholy Alliance: Christian Charities Profit from $1 Billion Fed Program to Resettle Refugees, 40 Percent Muslim
Though they are officially “non-profit” organizations, Catholic Charities, Lutheran Social Services, and several other Christian organizations are profiting from lucrative contracts with the federal government to resettle refugees in the United States. Of the 100,000 refugees resettled in the United States in 2014 under the Refugee Resettlement program, an estimated 40 percent were Muslims.
