Catholic Charities Fort Worth will no longer lead refugee resettlement for the state of Texas, President and CEO Michael Iglio announced in a statement June 2.
The Fort Worth nonprofit has operated the Texas Office for Refugees, the statewide agency designated by the federal government to lead refugee resettlement since 2021. Texas withdrew from the nation’s refugee resettlement program in 2016, effectively leaving nonprofits to administer federal refugee funds.
Starting Oct. 1, 2025, the charity will “conclude its federally funded role as the Replacement Designee for the State of Texas under the Texas Office for Refugees,” Iglio said.
Over 5,000 refugees made Texas their home in 2023, leading the nation in refugee resettlement, according to a November 2024 report by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
Catholic Charities Fort Worth was one of several aid groups suing the federal government earlier in 2025 after the Trump administration announced and then reversed a federal funding pause in January.
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