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  • Federal judge rules Indiana can't block resettlement of Syrian refugees: report

    03/01/2018 7:55:11 PM PST · by EdnaMode · 34 replies
    The Hill ^ | March 1, 2018 | AVERY ANAPOL
    A federal judge ruled that the state of Indiana cannot block Syrian refugees from resettling in the state under an order from then Gov. Mike Pence (R). In November 2015, Pence was part of a group of 16 governors who announced plans to block Syrian refugees from settling in their states in the wake of terrorist attacks in Paris. All but one of the governors were Republicans. The Indiana policy prevented state agencies from making payments to a nonprofit that helped resettle Syrian refugees. U.S. District Judge Tonya Walton Pratt on Tuesday ruled that Indiana could no longer withhold authorized...