The federal government and the International Rescue Committee can continue to resettle Syrians in Texas after a federal judge in Dallas turned down a Texas request for a court order to stop it under certain conditions.

On Feb. 8, U.S. District Judge David Godbey of the Northern District of Texas denied an amended application from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) for a preliminary injunction to block the federal government and the International Rescue Committee from resettling Syrians in Texas without complying with duties to consult first with Texas and cooperate with the commission.

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