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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 02, 2025

Page

9

Refugees face funding crisis as federal pause hits Iowa resettlement

The refugee admissions pause halts new arrivals and strains Iowa groups. About 500 refugees statewide lose federal support, jeopardizing housing, food, transportation, and case management. Catherine McAuley Center faces 60 percent budget cuts and layoffs, with several families awaiting housing and private grants stepping in to help.

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Iowa refugee resettlement groups urge funding stay

Agencies including Lutheran Services in Iowa and the International Rescue Committee described 191 refugees, 108 of them children, facing gaps as federal funding pauses. They warned layoffs or service cuts threaten case management, transportation, and translation for arrivals in Des Moines Sioux City Waterloo and nearby. Community support and donor funding are urged to bridge the funding gap while Congress and State Department reassess.

U.S United States U.N. Refugee Agency Department of Homeland Security FBI Iowa Refugee Alliance of Cedar Rapids Des Moines Iowa City Sioux City Davenport Waterloo Dugger Kahamu Rashidi Salima Des Moines International Tongogara Zimbabwe Democratic Republic of the Congo Marshalltown Dan and Sylvia Bean Catherine McAuley Catholic Charities International Rescue Committee Mary Treglia United States Committee For Refugees and Immigrants Nes Nick Wuertz Lutheran Services LSI Wuertz Afghanistan Congress State Department Sarah Terlouw IRC

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