Metro Atlanta refugee organizations reflect on Trump administration, prepare for a potential repeat

Two workers with Welcome Co-Op prepare a home for refugees in metro Atlanta. Welcome Co-Op is an Atlanta nonprofit that helps refugees settle into the city. (Matthew Pearson/WABE)

Update: Trump was elected the 47th president of the United States. He will take office on Jan. 20, 2025.

Resettlement organizations have had to be flexible as presidential administrations change.

Georgia is expected to welcome nearly 4,000 refugees this fiscal year. That’s highly prompted by Biden administration goals, and several times higher than in the years of the Trump administration.