The U.S. bishops have stopped resettling refugees in the Trump era. What does the future hold?

The U.S. bishops have stopped resettling refugees in the Trump era. What does the future hold?

To stop the important work of refugee resettlement is to lose part of the church’s identity in the United States.

"Refugee Repatriation: a right or a ruse?", by Pilar Aguilar. - United Against Inhumanity

People carry their luggage as they cross the Jdeidet Yabous border into Syria on foot, as the main road between the Lebanese and Syrian sides of the border has been destroyed by an Israeli airstrike. © UNHCR/Houssam Hariri. Refugee repatriation is often championed as a solution that honours the right of return, a fundamental principle enshrined in international law. But how closely does this principle align with the realities faced by refugees a…