Texas Governor Greg Abbott is continuing his fight against Syrian refugee resettlement in his state. On Wednesday, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed for a temporary restraining order against the Office of Refugee Resettlement of two Syrian families.

Paxton claims the federal government is violating the 1980 Refugee Act, which requires the federal government to communicate "regularly" with state and local governments and non-profits regarding refugee resettlement.

"[Texas] has demonstrated Defendants’ breach of statutory and contractual duties by their unwillingness to consult in advance regarding placement of refugees in Texas or share information and closely cooperate with the Commission," the state's complaint said. "Whatever 'advance consultation' and 'close cooperation' mean, this is not it."

Immigration experts say that that the federal government has the ultimate authority over the state in matters of immigration.

"There is no legitimate basis for the Texas lawsuit because Texas has no legal authority to prevent a refugee who has been lawfully admitted, screened and cleared to enter the US from coming to their state," Greg Chen, the director of advocacy at the American Immigration Lawyers Association, told Business Insider.

"Seems like a very far-fetched reading of the law," Chen added.

In the lawsuit, Texas argues that the Obama administration has not done enough to inform the states about the refugees.

The Democrats have called Governor Abbott's lawsuit "imperial."

“Imperial Governor Abbott has given into fear. He continues to incite fear in the public, and has found a scapegoat to score political points off of nonprofits who care for refugees," Manny Garcia, the party's deputy director, said in a statement. "These are the very nonprofits that carry out the noble mission of ensuring that America continues to be the beacon of freedom, hope, and refuge that it has been throughout our history."