Judge Dismisses Alabama Lawsuit Over Refugee Placement
A judge has dismissed Alabama’s lawsuit against the federal government over refugee placement.
U.S. Magistrate Judge John Ott on Friday rejected Alabama’s claim that the federal officials were not consulting with states on where refugee placement. The dismissal comes a month after a judge threw out a similar Texas lawsuit, ruling that the state had no authority over resettlements that are handled by the federal government.
Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley in Januhad filed a lawsuit against the federal government in January. The state asked the judge to block any refugee settlement unless the state was given security and medical information on each refugee.
The governor’s office did not have an immediate response to the decision.
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