Even Groups Aligned With Trump’s Goals Find Themselves Caught in His War Against USAID

As of Wednesday morning, the Jesuit Refugee Service was among the many recipients of congressionally-approved foreign aid frozen out of funding.

But unlike the many organizations who have now taken the Trump administration to court for its blunt cuts to USAID, it took the White House at its word — even getting assurances from Trump administration officials that if they file the right paperwork, the money would return.

JRS has not gotten the money.