latest: As of 9am on March 4th, the Trump administration's indefinite refugee ban and financial suspension remain in effect. The refugees have not been disposed of and no refugees have arrived. claim The court said the funding freeze was “end” and tens of millions of dollars in State Department funding for key refugee programs is pending. Despite court orders specifically calling for reopening refugees and re-opening repayments, the administration has instead I tried to finish A cooperation agreement with the Resettlement Organization.
Today, 1pm pt/4pm ata federal judge in Seattle is holding an emergency hearing on the termination of the administration's contract (the hearing is part of a refugee ban case). Pashito v. Trump). The judge has already issued a temporary injunction blocking the implementation of an indefinite refugee ban. Yesterday, government lawyers I sued that ruling He claimed stays and argued that the ongoing nationwide implementation of a refugee ban and fundraising freeze would “do no harm” to refugees and resettlement agencies, including CWS, the plaintiff in the case. Listen to today's hearing At this link.
For now, all of the more than 20,000 refugees deemed “ready to leave” when an indefinite refugee ban was introduced remained stuck abroad in many dangerous situations. Reports on the reopening of refugee programs come from Homeland Security Secretaries and the state. 47 days April 20th. Read more about the prohibited here And find the story of a family of a stuck refugee here.
Scotus will deliberate on the financing freeze: As of 9am on March 4th, the freeze on foreign aid, including core, remains in progress. Reception and placement (R&P) Recently registered refugees and services to funds that support the resettlement of Afghanistan Special Immigrant Visa Holders (SIVS). Orders requiring an immediate refund of frozen funds are pending (which could drop at any time) as further decisions from the Supreme Court are pending. Yesterday, Trump administration lawyers filed a filing in court, claiming that the freeze is already “finished” as most programs are now. It ended quickly – It's not just freezing. The submission also stated that the State Department “has been developed and has begun implementing the procedure.”
Over 100,000 cutoffs from Texas support: The State Department and USAID funds remain frozen, but the photo is muddy due to other integrated programs funded through the Refugee Resettlement Office (ORR). Almost every state can offer Refugee cash and medical assistance Through the eligible population through the ORR, Texas has been blocked from this fund for more than a month. The lack of response from Texas' ORR has forced hundreds of staff to be fired across hundreds of staff across the state by paying more than $30 million, cutting off more than 100,000 eligible individuals and families (including refugees, SIVs, Afghanistan and Ukrainian parolees, Cuban and Haiti participants, among others).
Yesterday, March 3rd, Catholic Charity, Parish Fort Worth (CCFW) He filed a lawsuit to the Department of Health and Human Services for Pending Texas Funds. The first hearing of Catholic charity, Fort Worth v. Health and Welfare Civic It is scheduled for today at 2:30 PM EST.
Coming Congress break: The council somehow Avoid the government Both the House and Senate, which were closed by the March 14 deadline, will go on a weekly “break” on March 17, returning to their hometowns and states to meet with their constituents. There are several council town halls It's gone viral In recent weeks, voters have been concerned about the administration's actions in the first 100 days. It also represents March 17th 45th anniversary Signing President Carter's bipartisan refugee law.
See our toolkit for taking action during Congress breaks hereand RSVP for Webinar This Thursday at 2pm on how to defend refugees during their break.
