Catholic Charities Jacksonville on Wednesday laid off 26 employees from its refugee program following President Donald Trump’s executive order that halted the arrivals of new refugees to the country, the organization’s CEO told News4JAX.
The layoffs left Catholic Charities with a “skeleton crew” to help refugees who arrived in the country prior to Jan. 20, according to Anita Hassell, CEO of Catholic Charities Bureau, Inc.
She told News4JAX on Thursday that the executive order also resulted in their office not getting reimbursed for already-rendered services back in November.
According to Hassell, the amount that is owed to the organization exceeds $600,000.
For that reason, Hassell said the organization had “no choice” but to lay off the staff in the refugee program due to a lack of funds to support their salaries.
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