Megan Alpert is a writer living in Washington, D.C. Her work has appeared on the websites of the Atlantic, Smithsonian, Foreign Policy and the Guardian. https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/contributor/megan-alpert/rss en Laws & Policy Wed, 01 Feb 2017 06:52:08 +0000 Megan Alpert https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2017/02/01/u-s-refugee-groups-grapple-with-crushing-human-cost-of-trump-order https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2017/02/01/u-s-refugee-groups-grapple-with-crushing-human-cost-of-trump-order A number of mostly faith-based organizations tasked with resettling refugees in America are rallying to support refugees in the country who fear they will never be reunited with relatives, while keeping their operations afloat during the suspension of the refugee program.