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UNHCR Calls for US to Hasten Refugee Resettlement
March 23, 2016
KCLU reports that the head of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees ("UNHCR"), Filippo Grandi, has asked US President Barack Obama to speed along the process of resettling refugees from Syria in the US in order to help meet the UNHCR's resettlement target of 400,000 people.
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Refugee Liability Bill Advances Indiana Legislature
March 23, 2016
AP reports that the Indiana House of Representatives' Judiciary Committee has approved a bill that would hold refugee resettlement agencies liable for the criminal acts of refugees these agencies place in the state.
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Tennessee Bill Seeks Lawsuit over Refugee Placement
March 23, 2016
The Tennessean reports that a resolution approving a lawsuit by Tennessee against the federal government for the placement of refugees in the state has advanced through a subcommittee of the Tennessee House of Representatives.
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"Genocide" Designation Shows US Hesitation to Emphasize Islamist Terror Threat
March 21, 2016
US Secretary of State John Kerry's recent announcement that his department concurs with a unanimous congressional resolution stating that the Islamic State ("IS") has committed genocide puts the spotlight on President Obama's next steps, given his longstanding resistance to emphasizing violent Islamism as a national security threat.
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IS Is Possible Culprit in Latest Suicide Bombing in Istanbul
March 21, 2016
Preliminary reports by Turkish authorities suggest that Islamic State ("IS") actors may have perpetrated the latest lethal suicide bombing attack in Istanbul, the fourth attack since the start of the new year in Turkey's major cities of Istanbul and Ankara.
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