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

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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

Tennessee's Tenth Amendment case against federal Refugee Admissions Program is moving ahead!

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Here is the breaking news from Michael Patrick Leahy at Breitbart: The Tennessee General Assembly has selected the Thomas More Law Center to represent the state in its lawsuit against the federal government over the resettlement of refugees in the Volunteer State. The Ann Arbor, Michigan based nonprofit public interest law firm made the announcement … Continue reading Tennessee's Tenth Amendment case against federal Refugee Admissions Program is moving ahead!

Big news! Tennessee AG allows 10th Amendment lawsuit to be filed against feds!

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It has been a long time coming, but regular readers know that the Tennessee legislature voted earlier this year to file a lawsuit against the federal government’s refugee resettlement program being operated in the state as a so-called Wilson-Fish program. I’m not a lawyer and have no time to get into the weeds on the … Continue reading Big news! Tennessee AG allows 10th Amendment lawsuit to be filed against feds!

Secrecy surrounds refugee program in Tennessee (your state too!)

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This is an opinion piece published in The Tennessean yesterday and posted in its entirety here with permission from the author. Barnett is an expert on the UN/US State Department Refugee Admissions Program and its history having followed its progression for literally two decades. From The Tennessean: Before the Refugee Act of 1980, refugee resettlement was the … Continue reading Secrecy surrounds refugee program in Tennessee (your state too!)

Testimony to the US State Department from Earl in Tennessee

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Editor: Here comes another one! We haven’t seen them all yet!  I am still sorting my e-mail in search of the testimony you sent to the US State Department in response to the DOS request for public comment on the “size and scope” of the UN/US Refugee Admissions Program for FY2017. The day before the deadline … Continue reading Testimony to the US State Department from Earl in Tennessee