Overview

• The Episcopal Church announced it will terminate its nearly 40-year refugee resettlement partnership with the U.S. government by the end of the fiscal year.
• Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe cited the church's commitment to racial justice and its ties to the anti-apartheid Anglican Church of Southern Africa as reasons for the decision.
• The Trump administration fast-tracked refugee status for white South Africans while halting the broader U.S. refugee program, prompting criticism of preferential treatment.
• Forty-nine Afrikaners have already arrived in the U.S. under the expedited program, while other faith-based agencies like Church World Service remain open to assisting them.
• The church plans to continue supporting immigrants through alternative channels, focusing on those already in the U.S. and refugees stranded overseas.