Yesterday, Texas sued the United States (complaint available here) in the Northern District of Texas. The lawsuit notes that, on November 19, 2015, Texas wrote the United States asking that it advise Texas whether it intended to resettle Syrian refugees in Texas and that, “until further notice, [Texas] will refuse to cooperate with the resettlement of any Syrian refugees in Texas.” The United States then advised that it intends to resettle six Syrian refugees in Dallas, Texas on Friday, December 4.
Texas brought suit seeking, among other things, a temporary restraining order and a preliminary injunction enjoining “any and all activities of the Defendants regarding placement of Syrian refugees in Texas unless and until the Defendants have complied with their [] statutory and contractual obligations of consulting with Texas before placement and sharing information and working in close cooperation and advance consultation with [Texas].” The case has been assigned to Judge Godbey.