21-02-2025
ACA forced to shut down refugee resettlement program
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. (WIVT/WBGH) – A local agency has already lost federal funding it used to settle refugees in Greater Binghamton.
The American Civic Association has effectively shut down its Refugee Reception and Placement Program.
The Trump Administration has paused the federal financial support which had been providing $1,500 per person to cover resettlement costs for the first 90 days after a refugee arrives in our area.
ACA Executive Director Hussein Adams says the newcomers are hard workers who contribute more to the community than they take from it.
'Most of the local employers that have received our refugees and who are currently still employed, have had nothing but positive things to say about their work ethic, about their consistency, about their mentality, about what they have brought to the organization, to their business,' said Adams.
Adams says the ACA has resettled roughly 100 refugees since the start of 2024, including some at the start of this year.
He says his organization plans to use some state funding as well as money from foundations and other private donors to continue to support the people who are already here.
Adams says the federal refugee program is currently undergoing a 90-day review by the administration.
Meanwhile, President Trump has barred additional asylum-seekers from entering the country.
Adams says that forced some refugees to cancel their travel plans to come to Greater Binghamton.
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