Maine Withdraws from Federal Refugee Resettlement Program Four Days Before Election
Maine is withdrawing from the federal refugee resettlement program just four days before Election Day, WMTW in Portland reports.
Tennessee General Assembly
One in Four Refugees Sent to Tennessee Carry Tuberculosis
The refugee health data provided to Breitbart News by TOR about tuberculosis makes Tennessee the state with the second highest rate of LTBI among recently resettled refugees in the nine states that have either publicly reported the information, or provided it upon request to Breitbart News.
Nine Refugees With Active TB Sent To a Single Kentucky County Since 2013
Nine of the 842 refugees who arrived in Kentucky between 2013 and 2015 were diagnosed with active TB, according to the Lexington-Fayette County Health Department.
Questions Surround Scope and Legal Authority of Tennessee Attorney General Investigation of State Legislator
The scope and legal authority of an ongoing investigation by Tennessee Attorney General Herbert Slatery into the conduct of State Rep. Jeremy Durham (R-Franklin) is being questioned by a number of Tennessee political insiders, attorneys, and individuals interviewed by the investigators who have spoken with Breitbart News.
North Dakota Gubernatorial Contender Would Consider Suing Feds Over Refugee Resettlement
Technology entrepreneur Doug Burgum, one of two candidates for the gubernatorial nomination in North Dakota’s Republican primary, tells Breitbart News that suing the federal government over the refugee resettlement program on Tenth Amendment grounds is “an option that deserves consideration.”
New Jersey Withdraws from Federal Refugee Resettlement Program
Gov. Chris Christie has withdrawn the state of New Jersey from participation in the U.S. Refugee Resettlement program, and Obama administration officials are working quickly to claim the federal government can continue to resettle refugees in the Garden State.
Tennessee Legislators Push Plan To Block Refugee Resettlement in State
A resolution calling for the state of Tennessee to sue the federal government on Tenth Amendment grounds over its operation of the refugee resettlement program cleared another hurdle Tuesday when it was approved by the State and Local Government Committee on a 7 to 3 vote.
Political Pressure Mounts in Tennessee As State Rep. Circulates Letter to Sign State House Up for Constitutional Challenge to Refugees
State Rep. Terri Lynn Weaver (R-Lancaster), the daughter of a refugee from Yugoslavia who came to the United States in 1952 as a twelve-year-old, wants the Tennessee General Assembly to step up if Governor Bill Haslam fails to launch a constitutional challenge to the U.S. Refugee Resettlement Program.
