Tell your representatives to reclaim their role in refugee admissions and enshrine America’s commitment to refugees in law.
You can do what the federal government won’t: fund resettlement. Help a local office to keep their doors open and their lights on.
We get it. Every day there’s a new story, a new article, or a new shocking discovery about policies harming immigration programs, resettlement efforts, and our broader communities. Just this week, another resettlement agency—Episcopal Migration Ministries—announced...
Last year, Maine welcomed 625 refugees. This year, Maine has welcomed 375. After the Trump Administration’s pause of resettlement, refugee arrivals have decreased significantly–with zero refugees resettled in May.
Additionally, two of Maine’s four resettlement offices are ending their resettlement programs this fall.
Declines in arrivals and federal funding have forced the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops–which oversees 60 of U.S.’s 360 resettlement offices–to withdraw from the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program this fall. Catholic Charities of Maine, with offices in Brewer and Portland, are two of those offices.
Donating to Catholic Charities of Maine can help position this office to resume resettlement should the federal landscape change.
To change the federal landscape, contact your representatives.
Maine deserves a Refugee Program they can rely on.
Refugees do too.