Do governors have the power to close their state borders to Syrian refugees? A clinical assistant professor at UW-Law said no. Stacy Taeuber is the Director of the Immigration Justice Clinic. She said refugees are protected under the federal Refugee Act of 1980.
“Once you’re lawfully admitted to the U.S. as a refugee, you have the same rights of anybody else that is lawfully in the U.S.,” said Taeuber.