UTICA, N.Y. -- President Donald Trump had only been in office a week before he signed an executive order to suspend the country's refugee program. 

"We've just been through 5 weeks of upheaval, far fewer arrivals and total chaos around the arrivals we did get," said Shelly Callahan, executive director of the Mohawk Valley Resource Center for Refugees.

The initial order also temporarily halted entry into the U.S. for any person from seven Muslim-majority countries and indefinitely banned Syrian travelers and immigrants. That order was eventually rejected by an appeals court and a stay was put in place. Refugees who already passed the vetting process were suddenly allowed in.

"People had gone back to their camps, had gone back to whatever, and you know, it was chaos, I think, on that side, trying to get people back to the airports for their flights and then here," said Callahan.

Eighteen refugees were resettled in Utica, but it will be a while before more refugees can arrive. On Monday, a revised immigration order was signed. The blanket ban over Syria was lifted and the travel ban has been reduced to now six Muslim-majority countries.

"Getting Iraq off the list is good; we resettle Iraqi refugees and SIVs. I'm happy about that, but really, the 120-day ban is just nonsense," said Callahan.

Once it goes into effect on March 16, no refugees will be allowed to enter the U.S. for another 120 days. Callahan said this will take its toll on centers across the country who are funded based on the amount of refugees they resettle.

"What we've been tasked to do by our national VolAg is get through these seven months, essentially, and be ready to resume resettlement in the new federal fiscal year in October, so somehow maintain capacity without any funding," said Callahan.

Several employees at the refugee center have already been let go; others have been made part-time. Leaders say they're forced to take it day by day as they have no idea what to expect in the future.

The six Muslim-majority countries affected by this revised ban are Sudan, Syria, Iran, Libya, Somalia and Yemen.