US faith-based refugee resettlement groups concerned about Trump administration’s new plans
United States RNS In a Monday night status report on refugee resettlement, President Donald Trump’s administration acknowledged there had been a “significant deterioration of functions” due to its stop-work orders and suspension of resettlement programs. The status report was produced to comply with a federal judge’s order after the administration was sued by three faith-based […]
Trump admin cancels grants to refugee aid agencies, despite legal battles
Washington DC, US RNS President Donald Trump’s administration is making moves to shutter a decades-old partnership between the government and a group of mostly religious organisations to resettle refugees, with the State Department abruptly cancelling grant agreements with all the agencies despite ongoing legal battles. On Wednesday, refugee resettlement organisations, such as Church World Service, […]
US judge blocks Trump’s indefinite suspension of refugee resettlement program
Reuters A federal judge on Tuesday blocked President Donald Trump’s effort to indefinitely suspend the US refugee resettlement program, saying the Republican had exceeded his executive authority by abruptly shutting down the program. US District Judge Jamal Whitehead in Seattle, in ruling for a coalition of US refugee backers who sued to challenge Trump’s action, […]
Germany: Struggle to house refugees fuels election debate
RIHAM ALKOUSAA, of Reuters, reports on how some German communities are grappling with the issue of refugees in the lead-up to a national election later this month…
Aid freeze: Faith-based refugee groups face furloughs after Trump halts program, refuses to reimburse work
JACK JENKINS and ALEJA-HERTZLER-MCCAIN, of Religion News Service, report on the impacts of the Trump administration’s decisions surrounding refugees and foreign aid…
Refugees: US faith groups say they’ll help despite Trump order. But they’ll need help
Trump’s first term crippled much of the nation’s resettlement infrastructure. Now a new executive order threatens to do the same. BOB SMIETANA, YONAT SHIMRON, and JACK JENKINS, of Religion News Service, report…
US faith-based aid agencies challenge Trump’s order “realigning” refugee program
Washington DC, US RNS An executive order signed by President Donald Trump on his first day in office appears to keep all but a few refugees from entering the country, saying that the United States lacks the resources to absorb them. The measure, titled “Realigning the United States Refugee Admissions Program,” was among a blitz […]
Trump launches sweeping border crackdown, mass deportation push
Updated: 4:20pm (AEDT) Washington DC, US/Piedras Negras, Mexico Reuters President Donald Trump on Monday kicked off his sweeping immigration crackdown, tasking the US military with aiding border security, issuing a broad ban on asylum and taking steps to restrict citizenship for children born on US soil. Declaring illegal immigration a national emergency, Trump ordered the […]
Biden’s Uniting for Ukraine program is a start, faith-based refugee agencies say
RNS Leaders of American faith-based refugee resettlement agencies are expressing mixed feelings about President Joe Biden’s plan to streamline entry to the United States for Ukrainians fleeing the war in their country. At a news conference on Thursday, John Slocum, executive director of Refugee Council USA, described the response from refugee resettlement agencies as “Yes, and.” […]
Explainer – Why did the United States resettle only 12 Ukrainian refugees in March?
Washington DC, US Reuters US President Joe Biden said last month that the United States would accept up to 100,000 Ukrainians fleeing Russia’s invasion, but lawmakers and advocates have urged the Democratic president to speed up refugee and visa processing. While several thousand Ukrainians have entered the United States via the border with Mexico and […]