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Governor Consents to Refugee Resettlement in Arkansas

J. Froelich
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Canopy of Northwest Arkansas founder and director of resettlement, Emily Crane Linn, poses in the agency's lobby, filled with donated artworks.

Last September, President Trump ordered states to formally declare agreements to resettle refugees that have fled war-torn regions or political and religious persecution. In late December, Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson opted in. We get reaction from Emily Crane Linn, founder of the state's lead resettlement agency, Canopy of Northwest Arkansas

Jacqueline Froelich is an investigative reporter and news producer for Ozarks at Large.
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