Biden Tells States Their Input on Refugee Resettlement is No Longer Welcome
avatar By Bob Dane February 10, 2021 1 Comment
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 consent policy, Biden gave federal officials 90 days to recommend future refugee resettlement protocols. It is unlikely that states will have much of a voice going forward.
The arrival of Syrian refugees got contentious during the waning days of the Obama administration, when more than half the governors opposed resettlement in their states. By 2019, only a handful of states agreed to receive refugees from around the world.
https://www.immigrationreform.com/2021/02/10/biden-refugee-plans-leaves-govs-out-immigrationreform-com/
