Houston Public MediaApr 17, 2025

The YMCA of Greater Houston has announced that the Alief Family YMCA will cease operations May 30 due to federal funding cuts tied to refugee initiatives. 

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/local/2025/04/17/519134/alief-ymca-to-close-in-may-due-to-federal-funding-cuts/

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Alief Family YMCA to close at end of May due to federal funding cuts

The announcement of the closure comes after YMCA Houston’s International Services received a stop-work order due to President Donald Trump’s administration suspending the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program. 

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Houston Public MediaFeb 14, 2025

Refugees in Houston and the local organizations that help them have been in limbo since the Trump administration suspended the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program in January.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/immigration/2025/02/14/513897/refugees-and-local-organizations-in-limbo-after-u-s-resettlement-program-suspended/

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Houston refugees, local service organizations in limbo after suspension of U.S resettlement program

During the 2024 fiscal year, more than 5,000 refugees resettled in Houston.

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Houston Public MediaFeb 11, 2025

Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston has laid off nearly a quarter of its employees after President Donald Trump signed an executive order suspending a refugee resettlement program.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/immigration/2025/02/11/513534/galveston-houston-catholic-charities-lays-off-120-employees-amidst-refugee-resettlement-program-suspension/

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Catholic Charities in Houston lays off 120 employees amidst refugee resettlement suspension

President Donald Trump signed an executive order in mid-January that suspended the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP) and stopped federal funding for organizations that have helped refugees for decades. Three national nonprofits are part of a lawsuit filed Monday to challenge the suspension.

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