AG Torrez joined national leaders for a virtual press conference urging the Trump administration to immediately restart the U.S. Refugee Resettlement Program. AG Torrez is part of a bipartisan coalition of more than 300 state and local elected officials calling for renewed resettlement efforts after the administration’s executive order indefinitely suspended the program in its first days.

“As a nation, we’ve been fortunate to have immense power and resources. But true greatness isn’t measured by how we serve ourselves—it’s measured by how we use that power to uplift others. One of the most enduring ideals of the American spirit is generosity, and that ideal is reflected in the broad support for reinstating the refugee program. It calls on us to treat others with the compassion we would hope for if we were fleeing war, famine, or disease in a foreign land.”- AG Torrez