Wrapsnet update: Number of refugees arriving slowed since yesterday

See my post, here, about how I have been tracking refugee arrivals since the morning of Inauguration Day.   Here is a recap of what I posted each day: January 20th: 29,895 January 21st: 30,063 January 22nd: 30,063 January 23rd: 30,063 January 24th: 30,063 January 25th: 30,885 January 26th: 31,521 January 27th: 32,094 This morning … Continue reading Wrapsnet update: Number of refugees arriving slowed since yesterday

Tennessee lawsuit challenging refugee program could be filed by end of January, Kentucky may join

Faithful readers know that this is a long time in coming, but we now see movement with the legal challenge that has the best shot of success in pushing the UN/US Refugee Admissions Program toward reform. The case, to be litigated by the Thomas Moore Law Center after the Tennessee legislature voted to sue and … Continue reading Tennessee lawsuit challenging refugee program could be filed by end of January, Kentucky may join

Aberdeen, SD: Silence about pre-Christmas trial of Somali refugee (Twin Falls redux?) guilty of attempted sexual assault

Update January 5th:  Be sure to see my next installment of this story, here. A newly arrived Somali refugee*** who court records show had arrived in Aberdeen, SD to work for the controversial meat packing plant there was found guilty by a jury on December 20th of attempting to sexually assault a special-needs woman. Read … Continue reading Aberdeen, SD: Silence about pre-Christmas trial of Somali refugee (Twin Falls redux?) guilty of attempted sexual assault

Texas AG makes stupid, uninformed comments about refugee program!

Approximately 6,000 refugees came to Texas in 2015 and 2016, but Texas never knew the extent of the program. (Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton) Who is he trying to fool! Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said on Fox & Friends yesterday that the state never knew the extent of the refugee program in the state. … Continue reading Texas AG makes stupid, uninformed comments about refugee program!

When governors withdraw their state from the Refugee Admissions Program, that is not the end of it!

When governors withdraw their state from the Refugee Admissions Program, that is not the end of it! When governors withdraw their state from the Refugee Admissions Program, that is not the end of it! When governors withdraw their state from the Refugee Admissions Program, that is not the end of it! When governors withdraw their … Continue reading When governors withdraw their state from the Refugee Admissions Program, that is not the end of it!