Across An Ideological Divide, Georgia Conservatives Push Kemp To Stand For Refugees

Gov. Brian Kemp stands with the Coalition of Refugee Service Agencies’ New Americans Celebration at the State Capitol on Feb. 14, 2019.

Courtesy of CRSA

Like most of the nation’s immigration policy, the future of refugee resettlement in Georgia is up in the air.

Earlier this month, a federal judge blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order that would have given state and local governments the ability to say no to refugee resettlement in their communities.

As the Trump administration’s order stalls over legal battles with immigration advocates, Georgia lawmakers are pushing Gov. Brian Kemp to take a stance.