Lutheran Services in Iowa's Sioux City office facing layoffs
The Iowa Workforce Development WARN (Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification) page lists layoffs for the LSI offices in Des Moines, Waterloo, and Sioux City. They will be effective on March 28, 2025.
17 employees will be laid off in Des Moines, four in Waterloo, and seven in Sioux City. KCAU 9 confirmed the layoffs with Nick Wuertz, the Director of Immigrant & Refugee Community Services for LSI.
Wuertz told KCAU 9 that the federal government has not reimbursed LSI for its refugee resettlement programs.
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In January, the Trump Administration suspended the Refugee Admissions Program, which helped refugees legally come to the United States. It also provided funding to community programs like LSI that help refugees resettle.
A federal judge halted the suspension last week after aid groups sued the Trump Administration. The judge has yet to release a written ruling, but the administration has indicated it will appeal. It leaves funding for refugee resettlement programs like LSI, but it's unclear if LSI will ever receive funds for its services.
Nick Wuertz said that Lutheran Services in Iowa's Foster and Childcare divisions are not being affected by the current layoffs.
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