Texas Refugee Ban Hits Wall With Court Blocking Trump Policy
- President wants to let states govern resettlement programs
- Governor of Lone Star state say it’s done enough for migrants
Donald Trump
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A plan by Texas to stop taking in foreign refugees this year was thrown into doubt by a court order that blocks the Trump administration from letting states opt out of refugee resettlement programs.
Texas became the first state to officially stop accepting refugees on Jan. 10, when Republican Governor Greg Abbott announced he wouldn’t grant written consent for the Lone Star state to participate in resettlement programs, exercising a veto power conferred on states in a policy President Donald Trump announced in September.