Tennessee accepted 2,051 refugees in the last fiscal year - nearly a 30 percent increase from the number of refugees who came to Tennessee in the prior year - but the future of the state, and the nation's, refugee programs after the election of Donald Trump remains uncertain.
Even before Trump was elected president, Tennessee Republican lawmakers began pursuing a lawsuit against the federal government over refugee resettlement in Tennessee, arguing that the federal government failed to consult with the state before settling refugees and left the state to pick up some of the costs associated with them.
Sen. Mark Norris, R-Collierville, said he is committed to following that lawsuit through, even with Trump's pledge to shut the doors to refugees.
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