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U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops Files Lawsuit Against Trump Administration for Suspending Refugee Settlement Funding
Gateway Pundit ^ | February 19, 2025 | Jim Hoft

Posted on 02/19/2025 6:49:16 AM PST by Macho MAGA Man

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, challenging its decision to suspend federal funding for refugee resettlement.

The move comes as part of President Donald Trump’s broader effort to realign American priorities—protecting the homeland first, rather than funding programs that facilitate unchecked migration.

The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, names the State Department, the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM), and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as defendants.

USCCB is incorporated as a non-profit and headquartered in the District of Columbia.

USCCB alleges that the administration’s decision to freeze funds allocated for refugee assistance is not only unlawful but also in direct violation of congressional appropriations and statutory obligations under the Refugee Act of 1980.

According to the complaint:

For nearly 80 years, the Catholic Church has been caring for refugees within the United States. Refugees face significant challenges upon entering the country, including locating housing, learning English, and finding employment.

The Church has long helped to ease those burdens and integrate refugees into American society by providing shelter, clothing, food, and training.

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TOPICS: Government; Local News; Politics; Society
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Looks like they're upset the money has been cut off 😭
1 posted on 02/19/2025 6:49:16 AM PST by Macho MAGA Man
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To: Macho MAGA Man

A better description is: for 80 years the Catholic Church has been trafficking 3rd world humans into the US for profit....


2 posted on 02/19/2025 6:51:48 AM PST by rigelkentaurus
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To: Macho MAGA Man

It sure did get their attention.


3 posted on 02/19/2025 6:52:19 AM PST by Jeff Chandler
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To: Macho MAGA Man

$$$


4 posted on 02/19/2025 6:52:57 AM PST by ComputerGuy ( )
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To: Macho MAGA Man

I suspect that the Catholic Church is rich enough to take on this mission themselves.


5 posted on 02/19/2025 6:52:57 AM PST by Captain Compassion (I'm just sayin')
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To: Macho MAGA Man

They are making themselves look foolish and like a welfare mother with six kids screaming, “where’s my check!”. Combined with the current Pope, it’s become embarrassing to be a Catholic.


6 posted on 02/19/2025 6:53:14 AM PST by JWNM
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To: Macho MAGA Man

These hogs have been doing this for as long as I can remember every once in a while you feed the pig and sometimes you need some bacon they don’t understand this they need to get out of this country


7 posted on 02/19/2025 6:53:27 AM PST by Herakles (Diversity is applied Marxism )
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To: Macho MAGA Man
Zero them out. The USCCB is communist scum.

Zero them out.

8 posted on 02/19/2025 6:54:03 AM PST by Governor Dinwiddie ( O give thanks unto the Lord, for He is gracious, and His mercy endureth forever. — Psalm 106)
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To: Macho MAGA Man; Liz; ebb tide; Red Badger; SunkenCiv

Looks like the USCCB wants everybody’s tax dollars much more than they want my voluntary donations right now.

Looks like the archbishop’s annual appeal is going to only one dollar this year.


9 posted on 02/19/2025 6:54:13 AM PST by Robert A Cook PE (Method, motive, and opportunity: No morals, shear madness and hatred by those who cheat.)
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To: Macho MAGA Man

Looks like they’re upset the money has been cut off.


YEP 1000%. And I hope it runs dry after what they did to these people!!!! And some of these Bishops should be put in jail for trafficking children and women!!!!


10 posted on 02/19/2025 6:54:40 AM PST by LoveMyFreedom
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To: Macho MAGA Man

I propose a race.....let’s see what crosses the finish line first: the lawsuit or the loss of the Catholic Church’s tax-exempt status.


11 posted on 02/19/2025 6:55:45 AM PST by txeagle
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To: Captain Compassion

Absolutely. Why don’t they open the Vatican’s Walls and let refugees seek shelter?


12 posted on 02/19/2025 6:56:34 AM PST by Macho MAGA Man (The last two weren't balloons. One was a cylindrical object)
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To: JWNM

The USCCB is not the rank-and-file Catholic. But yea, I agree with your statements. Wow, what people do for money.


13 posted on 02/19/2025 6:56:37 AM PST by stevio (Fight until you die!)
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To: Macho MAGA Man

When are these bozos going to start paying their “fair share” of taxes? Trump needs to hit them with a lawsuit. The government should not be funding them. That “separation of church and state” thingy.


14 posted on 02/19/2025 6:56:59 AM PST by FlingWingFlyer (The U.S. Government was never meant to be a jobs program.)
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To: Macho MAGA Man

DOGE should audit what the Catholic Church and their allies in the Lutheran (ELCA) and Episcopal churches are spending the money. I don’t know what the contracts between the nonprofits and USAID involved but you would think there is an ability to trace where the funds go.


15 posted on 02/19/2025 6:57:26 AM PST by Wallace T.
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To: txeagle

Correct answer—the Catholic Church hierarchy has become the enemy.

Their 501(3) status should be pulled.

Then we begin a RICO case against them—conspiracy to violate the immigration laws.

We did not choose this—they did.


16 posted on 02/19/2025 6:58:15 AM PST by cgbg (The Democrat Party is a criminal enterprise.)
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To: Macho MAGA Man

Actually, these NGOs should be forece to pay back every single red cent of U.S. taxpayer money...sepatration of church and state, ya know. That should bankrupt em inot oblivion.
Then, the leadership needs to be arrested for treason, human trafficking, crimes against humanity, etc. and sent to GITMO to face charges.
^THAT^ will put a holy “END” to this terasonous BS.


17 posted on 02/19/2025 6:58:18 AM PST by lgjhn23 ("On the 8th day, Satan created the progressive liberal to destroy all the good that God created...")
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To: Wallace T.

You have to wonder if the Red Cross is gets money from USAID.


18 posted on 02/19/2025 7:01:07 AM PST by Macho MAGA Man (The last two weren't balloons. One was a cylindrical object)
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To: Captain Compassion

No lie, back in the 80’s my Mom caught the local Catholic Charities driving Asian refugees to abortion appointments.


19 posted on 02/19/2025 7:01:10 AM PST by keat
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To: rigelkentaurus

Agreed.


20 posted on 02/19/2025 7:01:28 AM PST by TheDon (Remember the J6 political prisoners! Remember Ashli Babbitt!)
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