The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops is suing the Trump administration over its halt of refugee resettlement funding, with the bishops citing the violation of multiple laws and of Congress’s authority to control government spending as outlined by the US Constitution.
It means the US bishops now join the long list of US States, organisations and other entities that have sued the Trump administration over various federal funding freezes that have been carried out via executive order. The USCCB lawsuit focuses on the State Department’s decision on 24 January to suspend funding for refugee resettlement.
