The U.S. refugee resettlement program remains paused, but federal funding to state agencies helping refugees already in the country is still flowing, and local officials are hopeful that it will continue.
The Trump administration suspended new refugee arrivals indefinitely and terminated agreements between the federal government and the 10 national non-governmental organizations that help abroad with resettlement. As long as there aren’t new refugees, there isn’t likely to be any new money.
Funds have continued, however, for refugees who are already in the U.S. Resettled refugees receive assistance temporarily after coming to the U.S. to help them find employment, housing and generally become integrated to the community Officials from the state agencies that manage refugees locally told NOTUS they are keeping their federal funding, as far as they know, and may be asked to take a larger role in refugee resettlement going forward.