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USCCB lays off 50 migration staffers

Across the country, Catholic Charities agencies could also soon face layoffs

The Pillar
Feb 08, 2025
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The U.S. bishops’ conference laid off 50 people on Friday, roughly one-third of staff members in its migration and refugee services office, after a halt to federal reimbursements for contracted refugee and migrant resettlement programs.

Bishops at the 2024 spring assembly in Louisville, Kentucky. Credit: JD Flynn/Pillar Media.

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