April 21, 2016
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie notified the U.S. government that the state is pulling out of the federal refugee resettlement program. The announcement comes after Christie’s assertion after the November 2015 attacks in Paris that the state would refuse to accept Syrian refugees, even 5-year-old orphans.
Amnesty International USA today launched a nationwide petition asking Christie to reverse his decision and protect vulnerable refugees.
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