BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - A North Dakota county will hold a special meeting next week to take comments on whether it should resettle additional refugees.
Burleigh County commissioners postponed action on the matter at a meeting Monday after an overflow crowd showed up to address the issue.
A recent executive order by President Donald Trump stated that new efforts to resettle refugees would have to receive permission from state and local governments. North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum announced last month that the state would continue to receive refugees as long as local governments agreed.
The public will be able to voice opinions Dec. 9 on whether to allow Lutheran Social Services of North Dakota to continue resettling refugees in the county. Commissioners could vote on the matter at the special meeting Monday.
The Cass County Commission voted unanimously Monday to allow Lutheran Social Services of North Dakota to continue its refugee resettlement program.
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