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Matthew Soerens on suspending refugee resettlement in the US

By Frederica Freyberg | Here & Now

February 7, 2025

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World Relief Vice President of Advocacy & Policy Matthew Soerens discusses an executive order issued by President Donald Trump to suspend refugee resettlement and its impacts on programs in Wisconsin.

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