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President Donald Trump, surrounded by schoolchildren of a variety of faiths, has announced what he called “historic steps to protect the First Amendment right to pray in the public schools.”

Within hours of senators being sworn in for Trump’s pending impeachment trial, the president and nine federal agencies on January 16 made moves they said would support the rights of religious people, including students who report their freedom to pray has been violated.

A federal judge in Maryland has blocked President Donald Trump’s recent executive order allowing state and local officials to refuse refugee resettlement.

The preliminary injunction is part of HIAS v. Trump, a lawsuit by three faith-based organizations over the order.

“Today the sun is shining on refugee families and the communities who for decades have devoted their time and resources to welcome them,” John L. McCullough, president and CEO of Church World Service, said in a written statement.