TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Jun 17, 2021

Refugees will begin arriving in Tennessee in the coming months with resettlement agencies anticipating a total of 452 individuals by fall, the Tennessean reports. At the time Gov. Bill Lee approved the placement of refugees in the state, President Donald Trump was in office and some Republican legislators attempted to undo the decision. Recently, Lee has expressed concern about the Biden administration’s handling of the border and policies "incentivizing the movement of illegal immigrants." He says one of the reasons he supported the Trump refugee resettlement plan was because of the transparency and vetting process being used. Whether he will continue to support refugee resettlement in the state remains unclear. "It’ll be important to see what the Biden administration does with regard to refugee policy," he said when asked.