The future of the Welcome Corp program has become unsettled after President Donald Trump’s executive order indefinitely pausing the admittance of refugees to the United States.

Non-profit Exodus Refugee Immigration announced last week that it is locking the doors to its Indianapolis building and moving appointments to virtual or off-site locations.

Following President Donald Trump’s executive orders ordering mass deportations, the leader of the Catholic Church in Indiana shared support for migrants and refugees while calling for immigration reform.

Shortly after being sworn into office, Trump signed a flurry of executive orders. The orders include ending birthright citizenship, declaring a national emergency at the southern border, and suspending the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program.

The program is aimed at growing community support around newly arrived refugees.

A plane carrying the refugees landed Thursday afternoon at Indianapolis International Airport. The refugees were processed and then boarded buses for the drive to the base.

Indiana is preparing to receive 5,000 Afghan evacuees at Camp Atterbury in the coming weeks, with the first 1,000 set to arrive by this weekend.

Indiana resettlement groups are eager to resume their work with an increase in U.S. refugee admissions that had been slashed under former President Donald Trump.

The Midwest is home to tens of thousands of immigrants -- including refugees from countries like Myanmar, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Iraq. And it's been a challenge to provide information about COVID-19 and vaccines to those who don't speak English.

A new database is available to support accessibility to resources for central Indiana's immigrant and refugee populations.