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USCCB: State Dept. termination of refugee agreement is ‘unlawful’

Conference lawyers argue the move 'doubles down on an unlawful refusal to comply' with legal obligations

The Pillar
Mar 03, 2025
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Lawyers for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops told a judge Thursday that the State Department's move to cancel a contract for refugee resettlement is “unlawful” and should be overturned.

U.S. Department of State. Image Credit: AgnosticPreachersKid, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The argument came just one day after the State Department abruptly canceled a longstandi…

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