Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) on Tuesday blasted President Donald Trump’s recent announcement that he would allow white South Africans to resettle in the U.S. as refugees. Trump halted all refugee resettlement in the U.

A lawsuit seeks to overturn the administration’s suspension of refugee admissions and to restore funds Congress approved to serve refugees.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A coalition of U.S. refugee backers filed a lawsuit on Monday that challenges President Donald Trump's indefinite suspension of the U.S. resettlement program, saying refugees and their families face irreparable harm if it is allowed to remain in effect.

On his first day in office, President Donald Trump suspended the country's refugee resettlement program. That’s left local organizations that help refugees, like the American Civic Association in Binghamton,

A Tacoma-based nonprofit that provides resettlement services to refugees in the region sued the Trump administration Monday over the suspension of the U.S. refugee-resettlement program, court records show.

The executive order suspending all refugee admissions has left some refugees stranded in the middle of the process, with some even physically stranded while traveling to the U.S.