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(157,991 posts) Wed Jul 30, 2025, 06:00 AM Jul 30

More churches are suing ICE over arrests in places of worship: 'Congregations have gone underground' [View all]

Source: The Independent

Tuesday 29 July 2025 23:20 BST

Another group of Christian denominations is suing Donald Trump’s administration to stop immigration enforcement arrests in their churches.

A lawsuit from Baptist, Lutheran and Quaker groups accuses Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem of chilling First Amendment protections and infringing on religious freedoms. The groups filed a motion for a preliminary injunction to block the policy on Tuesday.

After Trump entered office, the administration rescinded previous Immigration and Customs Enforcement policy that prohibited enforcement actions in sensitive locations such as places of worship, as well as schools and hospitals.

Within the last month, federal agents seized a man in front of a church, brandished a rifle at a pastor and detained a grandfather dropping off his granddaughter at a church school in Los Angeles, according to the lawsuit. Federal officers have also recently chased several men into a church parking lot and arrested a parishioner at churches across southern California, according to church leaders.

Read more: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/ice-church-raids-arrests-lawsuit-b2798388.html

Link to SUIT (PDF) - https://democracyforward.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/1-Complaint.pdf

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More churches are suing ICE over arrests in places of worship: 'Congregations have gone underground' [View all] BumRushDaShow Jul 30 OP

yeah we will see what RELIGIOUS FREEDOM actually means to repukes Skittles Jul 30 #1

Aww, that's simple. OldBaldy1701E Jul 30 #2

here's the thing though Skittles Jul 30 #26

Yep. OldBaldy1701E Jul 31 #30

Doesn't seem like that will get anywhere FBaggins Jul 30 #3

Exactly SickOfTheOnePct Jul 30 #4

You make it sound as if tavernier Jul 30 #5

I didn't say that at all nor did I imply it SickOfTheOnePct Jul 30 #6

The Obama/Biden administration's ICE deported over three million people FBaggins Jul 30 #7

NONE of them were taken from CHURCH "property" under Biden or Obama BumRushDaShow Jul 30 #9

There's no reason to believe that's true FBaggins Jul 30 #11

And you misunderstand what the NEW policy is BumRushDaShow Jul 30 #13

"Prior approval" wasn't required for hot pursuit scenarios FBaggins Jul 30 #16

You are still trying to conflate policies to indicate "Democrats" are the same as "Republicans" BumRushDaShow Jul 30 #19

"Nor one that wants to effectively codify "I made it on to holy ground so I have sanctuary!"" BumRushDaShow Jul 30 #8

I did indeed know that and have attended such services FBaggins Jul 30 #10

"But nothing like that has been reported or alleged. " BumRushDaShow Jul 30 #14

You are familiar with how lawsuits work, right? FBaggins Jul 30 #17

But that is what you have done. Do you even know what related suits have been filed against 45's administration? BumRushDaShow Jul 30 #18

I'm well aware of the existing cases... I don't think you've read them FBaggins Jul 30 #20

"I haven't seen a single case where they've pointed to an actual arrest during a church service" BumRushDaShow Jul 30 #21

Church or no church, as long as it is private property, tavernier Jul 30 #12

That was ironically one of Scalia's pet peeves - notably "private property rights" and the 4th Amendment BumRushDaShow Jul 30 #15

I bet both he and RBG are are in the heavenly bar right now tavernier Jul 30 #27

I am living in a world that I don't understand, but I am weird. twodogsbarking Jul 30 #22

Free speech and freedom of religion also under attack. Antithesis to our origins as a free republic after escaping it. Evolve Dammit Jul 30 #23

"Attendance and donations have plummeted, " tinymontgomery Jul 30 #24

I am increasingly becoming chronically angry. MasonDreams Jul 30 #25

honestly, I believe this stuff is happening only when the state is already "RED" FakeNoose Jul 30 #28

'Congregations have gone underground' Norrrm Jul 30 #29