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Health and Human Services: county lacks authority to block refugee resettlement; legal memo cited
Summary
A Health and Human Services discussion and memo from county counsel concluded Dunn County has no legal authority to veto refugee resettlement; federal law governs placement and local actions would be symbolic or nonbinding, the board was told.
Health and Human Services and the County Board addressed refugee resettlement after a formal request by a supervisor to review the matter. Supervisor Morehouse summarized the HHS discussion and legal guidance: federal law governs refugee resettlement and local governments lack veto authority.
Morehouse told the board the refugee resettlement program is authorized by the Refugee Act of 1980 and (as presented to the committee) cited “federal code 8 USC 15…
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