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TWIN FALLS, Idaho (AP) — Idaho officials say it is unlikely Twin Falls would lose its lone refugee center even if the College of Southern Idaho stopped sponsoring the program.
The Times-News (http://bit.ly/1hm3Jop ) reports that the Twin Falls center has faced increased opposition from a local group hoping to shutter the center through a ballot initiative.
The Committee to End the CSI Refugee Center is also hoping to recruit candidates to run for the community college's board of trustees to get enough voting members to phase out the center.
However, Jessica Lilley, a program officer with the U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants, says the agency could open a field office in Twin Falls if its sponsor goes away.
The Twin Falls center has been open for 30 years relocating people all over the world.
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