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Reynoldsburg proclaims June 20 World Refugee Day; local resettlement groups describe urgent needs
Summary
Reynoldsburg City Council adopted a proclamation recognizing June 20 as World Refugee Day and heard from local resettlement leaders who described federal policy changes, service restrictions and asked for community support; agencies announced a local June 20 event.
Reynoldsburg City Council on June 9 adopted a proclamation recognizing June 20, 2025, as World Refugee Day and heard extended testimony from resettlement and immigrant-serving organizations about recent federal policy changes and local needs.
Council Member Pacquiao read the proclamation and invited community leaders to speak. Angie Plummer, executive director of Community Refugee and Immigration Services (CRIS), described the national policy shifts and urged continued local support: "While it is tragic that the federal government has halted most everyone but white South Africans from coming to the U.S. through the U.S. resettlement program... Recognize the value refugees bring to us economically,…
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