If the US Department of State had been preparing for a 120-day pause to begin on March 16th, how is it that this large number of refugees was ready to board planes? Is there anyone in charge (other than the career people) at the Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration? Are they still calling all the shots? Or, is it possible that the White House isn t willing to fight on this portion of the Executive Order (assuming we wouldn t notice)?The top five nationalities among the 342 newly arrived are as follows:Syria (55 and 51 of those were Muslims)Somalia (50 and all are Muslims)Burma (44 and a surprisingly high number of those 17 are Muslims)Iraq (41 and 32 are Muslims)Ukraine (32 and zero Muslims)Read more: Refugee Resettlement Watch