COLUMBIA — When President Donald Trump won a second term, Saleh Alkhalifa knew his older brother had until January of this year to get from Lebanon to the United States or remain trapped in a country at war.

Alkhalifa’s brother arrived in December 2024, a month before Trump, following promises made on the campaign trail, suspended most refugee admissions in an executive order. Since then, the Trump administration has slashed funding to refugee resettlement groups and paused or eliminated programs meant to help people flee war and persecution to come to the United States.

On Thursday, the administration said it would limit the number of refugees allowed in the country during the coming year at 7,500, a record low.

For nonprofits helping refugees get to South Carolina and settle in once t

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