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Federal judge pauses #immigration raids in some houses of worship
Several Quaker groups, a Baptist denomination & a Sikh temple challenged the #Trump admin’s order allowing immigration agents to make arrests at #churches.
#law #CivilRights #HumanRights #ICE #MassDeportations #TheCrueltyIsThePoint
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/02/24/judge-blocks-immigration-enforcement-churches/
U.S. District Judge Theodore Chang on Monday levied a temporary #injunction blocking the #Trump admin’s order from taking effect as the lawsuit proceeds because he said the order could violate #ReligiousFreedom.
“Plaintiffs have provided evidence that the willingness of their congregants to attend worship & participate in ministry services is presently being chilled,” Chang wrote.
Judge Chang denied the plaintiffs’ request for a nationwide halt to #immigration enforcement in houses of worship. His order applies only to the #Quaker groups, the #Georgia-based #Baptist denomination & the #Sacramento-based #Sikh temple that sued.
#DHS had restricted #immigration enforcement at “sensitive locations” for years. With some exceptions, agents had to obtain special approval for enforcement actions in certain places, including #schools, #hospitals, #churches & other places of #worship; #funerals, #weddings & other #religious ceremonies. In 2021, that list expanded to include other #HealthcareFacilities, #playgrounds, #SocialService facilities & #emergency response sites.