Michigan will accept refugees
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said Friday that she wrote a letter informing the federal government that communities in the state will continue welcoming refugees after the Trump administration began requiring written consent.
In September, President Donald Trump slashed the number of refugees allowed into the U.S. and also gave state and local governments the authority to refuse to accept them for the first time in history.
Whitmer said she has directed Michigan’s state refugee coordinator and the Office of Global Michigan to help local communities provide consent so they can continue their work welcoming refugees.