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 United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of State, the Department of Health and Human Services, and several federal officials, alleging that the government unlawfully suspended funding for refugee resettlement programs,

The USCCB sued the Trump administration earlier this week over what the bishops said was an unlawful suspension of funding for refugee resettlement and aid programs.