What did cuts do to resettlement agencies and the government?
Refugee admissions to the United States fell to 40-year lows during the Trump administration, according to the Migration Policy Institute. The Biden administration is expanding them again. Both the resettlement agencies and the government are caught in the middle.
Federal funding for refugees was slashed from 2017-20. The resettlement agencies cut staffing and closed nearly a third of the resettlement offices around the country.
Government staff for processing refugees also was cut, including a third of those who interview and vet the refugees before they are admitted.
The Biden administration wants to quadruple the number of refugees admitted this fiscal year, which ends in September. President Biden has lifted the cap from 15,000 to 62,500.
How much do Latter-day Saints provide to help refugees?
The resettlement agencies now have received more than $19 million in donations since 2016 from Latter-day Saint Charities, the humanitarian arm of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. What did cuts do to resettlement agencies and the government?
Refugee admissions to the United States fell to 40-year lows during the Trump administration, according to the Migration Policy Institute. The Biden administration is expanding them again. Both the resettlement agencies and the government are caught in the middle.
Federal funding for refugees was slashed from 2017-20. The resettlement agencies cut staffing and closed nearly a third of the resettlement offices around the country.