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Iowa senator says state will introduce emergency funding to support refugees after federal cuts
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Senator Trone Garriott of Dallas said he is filing state legislation to provide emergency funding to refugee resettlement programs after federal support was cut; he cited 891 refugees in Iowa within their initial 90-day resettlement window and warned programs are struggling.
Senator Trone Garriott of Dallas told the Iowa Senate on Jan. 30 that he will file legislation to provide emergency state funding for refugee resettlement programs after recent federal funding cuts.
Garriott said the federal resettlement system guarantees 90 days of initial support for newly arrived refugees and described the current funding as insufficient. “Each refugee gets $1,650. Period,” Garriott said, adding that programs also receive about $1,300 per refugee for staffing during the 90-day period to help with health care,…
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