Aid groups sue over Trump’s order suspending federal refugee program and funding
Major refugee aid groups are suing the Trump administration over its order suspending the U.S. refugee resettlement program and funding for resettlement agencies.
Groups Sue Over Trump’s Pause on Refugee Admissions
The lawsuit by advocacy organizations aims to bring back the resettlement of refugees in the United States after President Trump halted the program.
Norwegian Refugee Council NGO to suspend aid work in over 20 countries due Trump policy
The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) said on Monday it would suspend humanitarian work in nearly 20 countries worldwide after U.S. President Donald Trump imposed a freeze on U.S. foreign aid worldwide when he took office on January 20.
WA resettlement agency sues Trump over refugee admissions halt
Three agencies, as well as nine individual plaintiffs, argue Trump exceeded his authority when he suspended the resettlement program and halted funding.
Refugee resettlement agencies scramble after Trump orders them to halt their federally funded work
Tens of thousands of recently arrived refugees might lose support for basic necessities like food and rent after a new Trump administration order suspended federal funding for resettlement agencies.
Refugees in Chicago face family separation after Trump halts resettlement program
The president's executive order suspends refugee resettlement, which led to canceled flights to Chicago for more than 100 refugees who were going to be resettled in the city.
Refugee resettlement groups challenge Trump's program freeze
U.S. refugee resettlement organizations asked a federal judge on Monday to lift President Trump’s suspension of the U.S. refugee program
Refugee Backers Challenge Trump Suspension of US Resettlement Program
A coalition of U.S. refugee backers filed a lawsuit on Monday that challenges President Donald Trump's indefinite suspension of the U.S. resettlement program, saying refugees and their families face irreparable harm if it is allowed to remain in effect.
Tacoma-based group sues Trump administration for suspending refugee-resettlement program
A Tacoma-based nonprofit that provides resettlement services to refugees in the region sued the Trump administration Monday over the suspension of the U.S. refugee-resettlement program, court records show.
Refugee in Colorado waited for children who never arrived after Trump administration change in policy
Legesse Beyene has waited 15 years for the children and wife he left behind when he fled a repressive regime in his native ...
As refugee resettlement groups face funding pause, locals try to ‘step in the gap’
Scott Venable, lead pastor of Northwood Church in Keller, sees aiding refugees who resettle in his community as part of being a “good neighbor.” Last week, he said his church agreed to help 11 ...
Climate impacts are forcing people from their homes. When, how and why do they have valid refugee claims?
We don’t need to reinvent the wheel and can dispense with unhelpful terms like ‘climate refugee’. Existing laws, applied ...
Trump orders U.S. to prioritize refugee resettlement of South Africans of European descent
President Trump directed officials to prioritize the resettlement of Afrikaners in South Africa through the U.S. refugee program, which he suspended on his first day in office.
Halting refugee services endangers new Americans
Congo refugees Riziki Kashindi, from left, and her brother Kaaskile Kashindi, receive an English lesson from Lutheran ...
Fear hits east Jerusalem as Israel moves to close UN Palestinian refugee agency
On Thursday, laws passed by Israel in October come into effect banning the UN’s Palestinian refugee agency, known as UNRWA, ...