About 150 Syrian refugees have arrived in Indiana in the months since a federal judge scuttled Republican Gov. Mike Pence's order blocking state agencies from helping their resettlement. Refugee assistance groups expect more this year, even as lawyers for the state go before a federal appeals court Sept. 14 to try to have the judge's decision overturned. The judge said Pence's directive "clearly discriminates" against refugees from the war-torn country.

Catholic Charities  went ahead without accepting State of Fed funding while the case was before the court. Their position... "It is one of the critical pieces of what we do to be welcoming to people from across the world who need a safe refuge," he said. "We're going to keep providing that service for families who are really fleeing horrible violence in various parts of the world, not just Syria."  Picking and choosing which refugees to help and which to refuse is clearly discriminator and the court agreed.