LGBTQ Refugees in East Africa

The US State Department has cancelled travel for refugees already approved to fly to the United States. Trump has suspended the resettlement program that has provided a safe haven for many LGBTQ people fleeing persecution. Our friends in the camp in South Sudan have hoped to be allowed entry into the US. Indeed, some of them are already there. But for the remaining the future looks bleak. The New York Times writes: "The State Department abruptly canceled travel for thousands of refugees already approved to fly to the United States, days before a deadline that President Trump had set for suspending the resettlement program that provides safe haven for people fleeing persecution. The cancellation of the flights comes on the heels of an executive order signed by Mr. Trump on Monday that indefinitely paused the refugee resettlement. The order effectively grinds to a halt the process of bringing refugees into the country, which involves multiple federal agencies, as well as nonprofits...