Trump cancels millions of dollars in funding for refugees, immigrants

The Trump administration is moving to cancel $810m in funding appropriated by the US Congress for refugees, immigrants, and related services, the Office of Management and Budget said over the weekend. The Trump administration sent House Speaker Mike Johnson a letter on Friday proposing rescissions at the Departments of Commerce, Education, Health and Human Services, Homeland Security, Housing and Urban Development, and the Justice Department. A rescission is when the president calls on Congress to cancel specific appropriations. “Enacting the rescission would… be consistent with the Administration's goal of ending the use of Federal taxpayer dollars to support non-citizens, putting Americans first,” the letter, first reported by CNN on Saturday, stated. Read more: Trump cancels millions of dollars in funding for refugees, immigrants US President Donald Trump listens to a reporter's question in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, on 28 September 2026 (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images/AFP)