Texas pulls out of federal refugee resettlement program
Posted: Friday, September 30, 2016 1:14 pm | Updated: 2:01 pm, Fri Sep 30, 2016.
Associated Press |
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas has formally stopped helping the U.S. government provide aid and services to refugees, citing alleged safety concerns.
Republican Gov. Greg Abbott said last week that Texas would withdraw from the federally funded refugee resettlement program unless the state's demands for stricter refugee vetting were met.
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