Christian aid group cuts staff members in wake of Trump’s executive order on refugees
World Relief has announced it will lay off more than 140 staff members and close five local offices as a “direct result” of President Trump’s order to more than halve the number of refugees resettled this year in the United States.
The Christian nonprofit is one of nine private agencies that contracts with the U.S. government to resettle refugees.
“Our staff at each of these locations have served diligently and sacrificially—some of them for many years—and we are deeply saddened to have to make this difficult decision,” wrote Scott Arbeiter, World Relief president, in a statement released February 15.
