Tennessee
Tennessee’s refugee program remains largely suspended.
8
Resettlement offices in January 2025
3
Office(s) unable to resettle refugees after October 2025
1,858
Refugees resettled last year
Refugee resettlement in Tennessee needs your help.
Contact your reps
Tell your representatives to reclaim their role in refugee admissions and enshrine America’s commitment to refugees in law.
Contact Tennessee representatives
Donate now
You can do what the federal government won’t: fund resettlement. Help a local office to keep their doors open and their lights on.
Three out of Tennessee’s eight 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.
Bridge Services Knoxville, Bridge Services Chattanooga, and Catholic Services of Nashville 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.
Tennessee deserve a resettlement program it can rely on.
Refugees do too.