Religious Freedom panel faults State Department for missing annual report on violations

The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) is calling out the State Department for failing to comply with the International Religious Freedom Act (IRFA), the federal law that requires transmission of an annual report on religious freedom violations to Congress.USCIRF also said the Trump administration’s decision to suspend the refugee program and cap the refugee ceiling at 7,500 is hampering refugees fleeing the most egregious forms of religious persecution.The State Department’s noncompliance with the law’s requirements has allowed a…