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JANUARY 26, 2025 As of 12:01am this morning, the U.S. has formally suspended refugee resettlement. Here's what it means for America--and the Great State of Arizona. Trump’s Executive Order paints the Refugee Program as disorderly and overwhelming—causing,...
Three out of Arizona’s seven resettlement offices are ending their resettlement programs this fall.
Declines in arrivals and federal funding have forced The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and Episcopal Migration Ministries to withdraw from the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program this fall. Together, these two resettlement agencies oversee 78 of the U.S.’s 360 resettlement offices.
Lutheran Social Services Southwest in Tucson, Catholic Charities Phoenix, and Catholic Services Tucson are three of those offices.
Donating to these offices can help position these agencies to resume resettlement should the federal landscape change.
To change the federal landscape, contact your representatives.
Arizonans deserve a resettlement program they can rely on.
Refugees do too.
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