Post by pavel on Jan 15, 2016 20:30:29 GMT -6
In response to the recent arrest of an Iraqi refugee who is facing charges of attempting to help the Islamic State, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a new court document Friday in a renewed effort to keep some refugees from being resettled in Texas.
Paxton’s brief came a week after the indictment of Omar Faraj Saeed Al Hardan, who came to Houston from Iraq in 2009. He was indicted on three charges, including attempting to provide support to a designated terrorist organization. He pleaded not guilty to all three charges during a court appearance on Wednesday.
The recent arrest in Houston illustrates “the type of security risk to our schools and our communities that we must prevent,” Paxton said in a news release, noting that Texas resettles more refugees than any other state.
“(T)here is a significant difference between refugees and terrorists posing as refugees to infiltrate America and cause mass devastation,” he said. “The safety and security of Texans must always come first.”
Read more: www.statesman.com/news/news/ken-paxton-renews-effort-to-keep-out-refugees/np6HX/
Paxton’s brief came a week after the indictment of Omar Faraj Saeed Al Hardan, who came to Houston from Iraq in 2009. He was indicted on three charges, including attempting to provide support to a designated terrorist organization. He pleaded not guilty to all three charges during a court appearance on Wednesday.
The recent arrest in Houston illustrates “the type of security risk to our schools and our communities that we must prevent,” Paxton said in a news release, noting that Texas resettles more refugees than any other state.
“(T)here is a significant difference between refugees and terrorists posing as refugees to infiltrate America and cause mass devastation,” he said. “The safety and security of Texans must always come first.”
Read more: www.statesman.com/news/news/ken-paxton-renews-effort-to-keep-out-refugees/np6HX/