TAKE ACTION: Urge Congressional, State, and Local Elected Leaders to Defend Refugees and the U.S. Resettlement Program

The President has defied statutory obligations under U.S. law to consult with Congress ahead of setting FY 2026’s refugee admissions goal. FY 2026 begins October 1st. The President has also failed to meet legal and moral obligations to sign a Presidential Determination on refugee admissions, blocking any refugee from resettlement. This compounds the refugee ban, which remains in place except for certain Afrikaners, abandoning the 120,000+ refugees who had been through years of vetting and screening and had been approved for resettlement when Trump took office. Congress has also failed to pass legislation to fund the federal government after September 30th, a move that further jeopardizes refugees’ lives.

Your voice matters. It is critical that our national, state, and local elected leaders hear loudly and clearly from their constituents that we want to welcome refugees who are the most at risk, regardless of their country of origin, race, or faith tradition, to our communities – and want our leaders to defend investments for refugee processing, admissions, and resettlement services.