Since President Donald Trump issued a directive halting all foreign aid for a 90-day review, federal funding has been blocked for Catholic Charities programs across the U.S., affecting migrant and refugee service programs. Several Catholic Charities agencies across the country have been forced to lay off employees and shut down programs as a result of the funding freeze.
Catholic Charities of the Texas Panhandle announced it had made the decision “with a heavy heart” that it would indefinitely suspend its Refugee Resettlement Program. The organization has helped resettle refugees legally authorized to settle here by the U.S. State Department since the mid-’70s.
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