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US governor faces lawsuit for blocking Syrian refugees
Protesters on opposing sides of the Syrian refugee resettlement issue rally in front of the state Capitol in Olympia, Wash
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Protesters on opposing sides of the Syrian refugee resettlement issue rally in front of the state Capitol in Olympia, Wash., Nov. 20. (AP/Rachel La Corte) (AP/Rachel La Corte)
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span class="inline inline-center">Protesters on opposing sides of the Syrian refugee resettlement issue rally in front of the state Capitol in Olympia, Wash., Nov. 20. (AP/Rachel La Corte)
The governor of Midwestern Indiana state is being sued over his decision to block Syrian refugees from resettling in the state.
The lawsuit comes about a week after Gov. Mike Pence objected to plans for refugees to arrive in Indiana following the deadly attacks in Paris. A family that fled war-torn Syria was diverted from Indianapolis to Connecticut on Nov. 18 when Pence ordered state agencies to halt resettlement activities.
The Indianapolis Star (http://indy.st/1PWrCjV) reports the lawsuit was filed Monday night by the American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana on behalf of Indianapolis-based nonprofit Exodus Refugee Immigration. It accuses Pence of violating the Constitution and the Civil Rights Act by accepting refugees from other countries but not those from Syria.
An official from Pence's office didn't return the newspaper's request for comment late Monday.
