/tags/office-of-refugee-resettlement office of refugee resettlement en-US Copyright Fri, 12 Mar 2021 20:29:01 GMT /news-partners/2021-03-12/biden-administration-rescinds-trump-policy-affecting-sponsors-of-young-migrants The Trump administration had encouraged child welfare officers dealing with unaccompanied minors to share information about potential adult sponsors with immigration enforcement agents. Fri, 12 Mar 2021 20:29:01 GMT /news-partners/2021-03-12/biden-administration-rescinds-trump-policy-affecting-sponsors-of-young-migrants Franco Ordoñez /news-partners/2019-11-21/advocates-challenge-trump-administration-plan-to-let-states-and-towns-block-refugees The White House wants to give state and local officials the power to block refugee resettlement in their backyards. But immigrant advocates say the executive order violates federal law. Thu, 21 Nov 2019 23:14:18 GMT /news-partners/2019-11-21/advocates-challenge-trump-administration-plan-to-let-states-and-towns-block-refugees Joel Rose /npr-news/2019-09-26/trump-administration-drastically-cuts-number-of-refugees-allowed-to-enter-the-u-s The limit of 18,000 represents the lowest number of refugees allowed into the country since the modern refugee program was established in 1980. Thu, 26 Sep 2019 22:49:00 GMT /npr-news/2019-09-26/trump-administration-drastically-cuts-number-of-refugees-allowed-to-enter-the-u-s Bobby Allyn /news-partners/2019-09-12/popular-refugee-resettlement-programs-closing-under-trump-administration The number of refugees being allowed into the U.S. is the lowest it's been since 1980. Some smaller resettlement agencies are closing, putting refugees' lives further in limbo. Thu, 12 Sep 2019 20:24:00 GMT /news-partners/2019-09-12/popular-refugee-resettlement-programs-closing-under-trump-administration Kirk Siegler /news-partners/2019-06-05/administration-cuts-education-and-legal-services-for-unaccompanied-minors The Office of Refugee Resettlement is telling migrant shelters to scale back on activities that are "not directly necessary for the protection of life and safety." Wed, 05 Jun 2019 22:07:42 GMT /news-partners/2019-06-05/administration-cuts-education-and-legal-services-for-unaccompanied-minors Vanessa Romo, Joel Rose