Rick Santos
Rick Santos is the head of Church World Service, a prominent refugee resettlement organization in the United States. He has been an advocate for refugees and has worked tirelessly to support those seeking asylum and resettlement in America. In 2017, he was in the news for leading a coalition of refugee organizations in a lawsuit against the Trump administration over its indefinite pause on the refugee admissions program, emphasizing the detrimental impact of such executive actions on refugee families and local communities.
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Rick Santos is the president and CEO of Church World Service who expressed concern over the U.S. government's refugee policies.
Episcopal Church Refuses Trump Request to Resettle white South African Refugees
United States· 2025-05-14
Rick Santos, CWS president and CEO, said in a statement that the U.S. Government has chosen to fast-track the admission of Afrikaners.
Episcopal Church says it won’t help resettle white South Africans granted refugee status in US | World News
Jamaica· 2025-05-14Rick Santos, CWS president and CEO, expressed concern over the U.S. Government's decision to fast-track the admission of Afrikaners.
Episcopal church says it won’t help resettle white South Africans granted refugee status | US news
United Kingdom· 2025-05-13
Rick Santos, head of the Church World Service, criticized the Trump administration's pause on refugee admissions as harmful to refugee families.
Groups Sue Over Trump’s Pause on Refugee AdmissionsUnited States· 2025-02-10