Faith-based aid agencies challenge Trump's order 'realigning' refugee program

An executive order signed by President Donald Trump on his first day in office appears to keep all but a few refugees from entering the country, saying that the United States lacks the resources to absorb them.

The measure, titled “Realigning the United States Refugee Admissions Program,” was among a blitz of executive orders Trump signed in the hours after he was inaugurated.

“The United States lacks the ability to absorb large numbers of migrants, and in particular, refugees, into its communities in a manner that does not compromise the availability of resources for Americans, that protects their safety and security, and that ensures the appropriate assimilation of refugees,” the order reads in part. “This order suspends the USRAP until such time as the further entry into the United States of refugees aligns with the interests of the United States.”