The US Conference of Catholic Bishops has sued the Trump administration, asserting that President Trump’s order suspending refugee grants was illegal and demanding millions in what it claims is owed to Catholic charities for work performed under the grant. The USCCB represents the leadership of the Catholic Church in the United States,
The suit, filed in U.S. District Court in the District of Columbia, names as defendants the State Department, the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration and the Department of Health and Human Services. It says the bishops have partnered with the U.S. government for nearly 50 years, and that the bureau has committed to provide $65 million to the USCCB “for the immediate physical needs and integration of refugees into their new communities.”
“But now, after refugees have already arrived and been placed in USCCB’s…
