Refugee resettlement agencies scramble after Trump orders them to halt their federally funded work

February 4, 2025

Federal funding for critical immigration and humanitarian initiatives remains imperiled in the early days of the Trump administration. Tiffany Stanley and Peter Smith for the Associated Press report that “[t]ens of thousands of recently arrived refugees might lose support for basic necessities like food and rent after a Trump administration order suspended federal funding for resettlement agencies.

There is widespread confusion as agency leaders seek greater clarity from the government. The most pressing question is how they will continue supporting refugees already under their care in the United States.”

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