Officials: Bridgeport nonprofit that helps refugees resettle faces up to $1 million in funding cuts
The cuts come as President Donald Trump cracks down on undocumented residents nationwide.
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Susan Schnitzer, CEO of the Bridgeport-based Connecticut Institute for Refugees & Immigrants, says the nonprofit - whose mission is to help refugees and immigrants resettle in the United States - has lost $300,000 in funding since the Trump administration took over.
"Resettlement agencies such as ours are no longer allowed to use federal funds for this resettlement program to work with folks who are here," Schnitzer said Monday.
"It's devastating to think that this is the message that we as a nation are sending out to the world," she said.
The cuts come as President Donald Trump cracks down on undocumented residents nationwide.
"But we are not allowing these cuts to interfere with our services. We will continue to help all of the refugees and immigrants we serve through other funding sources," Schnitzer said.
