Dozens of Religious Groups Sue To Block Immigration Arrests at Places of Worship
The lawsuit argues the policy is ‘substantially burdening the religious exercise.’
President Trump’s policy allowing immigration officials to conduct arrests in places of worship is opening a rift in the religious community over how to balance complying with the government while following core tenets of caring for the vulnerable that are central to both Christianity and Judaism.
More than two dozen groups of various denominations and faiths have filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia seeking to block the Department of Homeland Security’s decision to lift a prohibition on arrests in “sensitive” areas, such as churches and schools, without approval from supervisors.
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