The judge’s ruling comes amid lawsuits filed by refugee resettlement advocacy groups in response to President Donald Trump’s executive order last year requiring states to provide written consent from local officials before moving forward with refugee resettlement in their areas. Before the ruling, Beltrami County was the only county in the state that refused refugee resettlement in its community. OMAR SOUNDS OFF AFTER MINNESOTA COUNTY BANS REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT – AIDED BY TRUMP EXECUTIVE ORDER“You get to live the American dream. In 2018, the Trump Administration set the refugee resettlement cap at 30,000 –a significant reduction from the 110,000 refugees allowed during Barack Obama’s final year in office. The Trump Administration’s executive order doesn’t take effect until June 1, so refugee resettlement will resume business as usual.

Source: Fox News January 24, 2020 03:22 UTC