On June 24, 2015 the Court of Justice of the European Union (the Court) ruled in H. T. v. Land Baden-Württemberg that a state may revoke the residence permit of an individual who has refugee status if that individual has provided support to a terrorist organization. The Court found that support for a terrorist organization “may constitute one of the ‘compelling reasons of national security or public order’” that would allow for the revocation of a residence permit, but went on to state that a competent authority must determine whether the actions of the refugee justify the revocation.  The Court held that competent authorities must carry out an individual assessment to determine what role the individual “actually played in supporting that organisation, by ascertaining in particular whether he himself has committed terrorist acts, whether and to what extent he was involved in planning, decision-making or directing other persons with a view to committing acts of that nature, and whether and to what extent he financed such acts or procured for other persons the means to commit them.”  The Court also emphasized the difference between a refugee status and a residence permit based on that status, stating that in the instant case, “the refugee whose residence permit is revoked pursuant to Article 24(1) of Directive 2004/83 retains his refugee status, at least until that status is actually ended.”