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The U.S. bishops’ conference laid off 50 people on Friday, roughly one-third of staff members in its migration and refugee services office, after a halt to federal reimbursements for contracted refugee and migrant resettlement programs.
The move comes amid Trump administration criticism of the refugee resettlement and migration aid work organized through the USCCB, and as the U.S. bishops’ global relief organization faces layoffs related to slashed federal funding as well.
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“The Executive Orders recently issued by the U.S president are causing confusion both within various agencies and with those who interact with them. This is true for the USCCB regarding cooperative agreements for both Refugee Resettlement Programs and our Children Services, which help care for unaccompanied children,” USCCB general secretary Fr. Michael Fuller wrote in a Feb. 7 memo to bishops, which was obtained by The Pillar Friday afternoon.
“In addition, to the best of my knowledge, since the new administration assumed office, no resettlement agency or other non-government agencies, including CRS, have received reimbursements for outstanding invoices related to the programs we administer. The last reimbursement payment the USCCB received from the Federal Government was on January 15th, which was reimbursement for services completed in November.”
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The move comes amid Trump administration criticism of the refugee resettlement and migration aid work organized through the USCCB, and as the U.S. bishops’ global relief organization faces layoffs related to slashed federal funding as well.
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“The Executive Orders recently issued by the U.S president are causing confusion both within various agencies and with those who interact with them. This is true for the USCCB regarding cooperative agreements for both Refugee Resettlement Programs and our Children Services, which help care for unaccompanied children,” USCCB general secretary Fr. Michael Fuller wrote in a Feb. 7 memo to bishops, which was obtained by The Pillar Friday afternoon.
“In addition, to the best of my knowledge, since the new administration assumed office, no resettlement agency or other non-government agencies, including CRS, have received reimbursements for outstanding invoices related to the programs we administer. The last reimbursement payment the USCCB received from the Federal Government was on January 15th, which was reimbursement for services completed in November.”
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USCCB lays off 50 migration staffers
Across the country, Catholic Charities agencies could also soon face layoffs
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