A major Catholic non-governmental organization filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration over the halt in funding for refugee resettlement programs.
In a suit filed on Feb. 18 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) said that 6,700 admitted refugees were assigned to a program for refugee resettlement when the Trump administration ended its funding in January and that the move could jeopardize those efforts. The bishops group also said the pause in funding means that it is now on the hook for millions in costs incurred, violating federal laws.
