The lawsuit by advocacy organizations aims to bring back the resettlement of refugees in the United States after President Trump halted the program.

Major refugee aid groups are suing the Trump administration over its order suspending the U.S. refugee resettlement program and funding for resettlement agencies.

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.

Fourteen refugees were on the verge of being resettled in southern Minnesota and being reunited with family members with the help of Catholic Charities of Southern Minnesota when their trips were canceled after President Donald Trump signed an executive order suspending the program, a spokesman for the Catholic organization said.

A coalition of refugee resettlement organizations sued President Trump Monday over an executive order from the first day of his administration that indefinitely suspends the U.S. Refugee

U.S. refugee resettlement organizations asked a federal judge on Monday to lift President Trump’s suspension of the U.S. refugee program

HIAS, the Jewish refugee aid and advocacy group, is suing the Trump administration over its freeze on refugee admissions.

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) said on Monday it would suspend humanitarian work in nearly 20 countries worldwide after U.S. President Donald Trump imposed a freeze on U.S. foreign aid worldwide when he took office on January 20.

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.