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Kansas governor withdraws from Syrian refugee program
Source: Reuters
World | Tue Apr 26, 2016 1:34pm EDT
Kansas governor withdraws from Syrian refugee program
BY FIONA ORTIZ
Kansas is withdrawing from plans to resettle Syrian refugees in the state after the federal government failed to provide security information and files on the refugees, Republican Governor Sam Brownback said on Monday.
Brownback said in a statement that he repeatedly asked the administration of President Barack Obama for documentation on the screening of refugees that would be relocated from Syria to Kansas.
"Because the federal government has failed to provide adequate assurances regarding refugees it is settling in Kansas, we have no option but to end our cooperation with and participation in the federal refugee resettlement program," Brownback said.
A White House spokesman was not immediately available for comment and the State Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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Kansas governor withdraws from Syrian refugee program
BY FIONA ORTIZ
Kansas is withdrawing from plans to resettle Syrian refugees in the state after the federal government failed to provide security information and files on the refugees, Republican Governor Sam Brownback said on Monday.
Brownback said in a statement that he repeatedly asked the administration of President Barack Obama for documentation on the screening of refugees that would be relocated from Syria to Kansas.
"Because the federal government has failed to provide adequate assurances regarding refugees it is settling in Kansas, we have no option but to end our cooperation with and participation in the federal refugee resettlement program," Brownback said.
A White House spokesman was not immediately available for comment and the State Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-syria-refugees-idUSKCN0XN2AK
