U.S. Catholic bishops have been supportive of President Donald Trump’s approach to religious freedom and abortion, but they’re pushing back against his immigration-related moves.

Catholic bishops are suing the Trump administration over its abrupt halt to funding of refugee resettlement, calling the action unlawful and harmful to newly arrived refugees and to the nation’s largest private resettlement program.

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops said the State Department had failed to pay $13 million in unpaid reimbursements from November 2024, with additional costs rising since the resettlement program was suspended on Jan.

The suit says the impact of the administration’s action is “devastating” for the Church and the refugees it serves.

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops said the funding freeze forced it to inform over half of its refugee resettlement staff of their termination.

Catholic bishops sued the Trump administration on Tuesday over its abrupt halt to funding of refugee resettlement, calling the action unlawful and harmful to newly arrived refugees and to the nation's largest private resettlement program.

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) on Tuesday sued to challenge the Trump administration’s moves to block funding for refugee resettlement programs. Immigration groups

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration on Tuesday evening for withholding millions of dollars of funding approved by Congress that assist in USCCB’s mission of providing relief and relocation to asylum refugees.