US faith-based refugee resettlement groups concerned about Trump administration’s new plans
United States RNS In a Monday night status report on refugee resettlement, President Donald Trump’s administration acknowledged there had been a “significant deterioration of functions” due to its stop-work orders and suspension of resettlement programs. The status report was produced to comply with a federal judge’s order after the administration was sued by three faith-based […]
US Supreme Court won’t let Trump withhold payment to foreign aid groups
Washington DC, US Reuters A divided US Supreme Court declined on Wednesday to let President Donald Trump’s administration withhold payment to foreign aid organisations for work they already performed for the government as the Republican president moves to pull the plug on American humanitarian projects around the world. Handing a setback to Trump, the court […]
Trump admin cancels grants to refugee aid agencies, despite legal battles
Washington DC, US RNS President Donald Trump’s administration is making moves to shutter a decades-old partnership between the government and a group of mostly religious organisations to resettle refugees, with the State Department abruptly cancelling grant agreements with all the agencies despite ongoing legal battles. On Wednesday, refugee resettlement organisations, such as Church World Service, […]
US faith groups claim legal victories on refugees, ICE raids at houses of worship
RNS Religious groups challenging President Donald Trump won a pair of legal victories this week, blocking the administration’s efforts to dismantle the refugee program and reinstating sensitive-location protections from immigration enforcement in some houses of worship. On Tuesday, a federal judge in Washington state sided with the plaintiffs – which included Church World Service, HIAS […]
US faith-based groups challenge Trump orders in two court cases
Washington DC, US RNS More than two dozen religious groups pushed back on President Donald Trump’s actions and executive orders, filing two lawsuits a day apart challenging the President’s attempt to effectively freeze the federal refugee resettlement program and defending a rule that prevents immigration law enforcement agencies from raiding houses of worship and other […]
Aid freeze: Faith-based refugee groups face furloughs after Trump halts program, refuses to reimburse work
JACK JENKINS and ALEJA-HERTZLER-MCCAIN, of Religion News Service, report on the impacts of the Trump administration’s decisions surrounding refugees and foreign aid…
Refugees: US faith groups say they’ll help despite Trump order. But they’ll need help
Trump’s first term crippled much of the nation’s resettlement infrastructure. Now a new executive order threatens to do the same. BOB SMIETANA, YONAT SHIMRON, and JACK JENKINS, of Religion News Service, report…
US faith-based aid agencies challenge Trump’s order “realigning” refugee program
Washington DC, US RNS An executive order signed by President Donald Trump on his first day in office appears to keep all but a few refugees from entering the country, saying that the United States lacks the resources to absorb them. The measure, titled “Realigning the United States Refugee Admissions Program,” was among a blitz […]
US faith groups resolve to protect migrants, refugees after Trump win
RNS Former President Donald Trump’s election to a second term prompted faith groups that work with migrants and refugees to reaffirm their commitment to continue their work on Wednesday, after Trump campaigned on blocking migration and carrying out record deportations. “Given President-elect Trump’s record on immigration and promises to suspend refugee resettlement, restrict asylum protections, […]
In the US, faith-based agencies denounce Biden’s executive order at the southern border
United States RNS President Joe Biden signed an executive order on Tuesday, dramatically limiting the number of immigrants who may apply for asylum at the southern United States border. The policy pauses entry at the border, starting Wednesday, once 2,500 illegal entries have occurred in any 24-hour period. The executive order follows two failed efforts […]