UNITED STATES CONFERENCE OF CATHOLIC BISHOPS v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE et al

  1. March 12, 2025

    Catholic Bishops Take Refugee Funding Fight To DC Circ.

    The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops on Wednesday appealed a federal judge's refusal to require the State Department to reinstate refugee resettlement funding, an issue the lower court determined belongs in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims.

  2. March 05, 2025

    Feds Say Refugee Funding Fight Belongs In Claims Court

    The U.S. Department of Justice told a D.C. federal judge Wednesday that any dispute over the termination of cooperative agreements with refugee resettlement organizations should be heard in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims.

  3. February 28, 2025

    Judge Questions Refugee Org.'s Contract Termination Claims

    A D.C. federal judge seemed unconvinced Friday that an organization of Catholic bishops has much more than contract claims in their bid to stop the Trump administration from terminating refugee resettlement cooperation agreements, though he also questioned government assertions that statutorily-mandated resettlement work is still happening through other means.

  4. February 19, 2025

    Catholic Bishops Sue Over Refugee Funding Freeze

    Religious leaders sued two government agencies over their suspension of funds for the resettlement of refugees, claiming the suspension violates procedural law and the Constitution's separation of powers.