
Trump administration scores win as judge clears way for ICE enforcement in churches, places of worship
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A federal judge has ruled ICE enforcement can continue at churches and other places of worship, rejecting claims from religious groups that a policy violates their rights.
The court found little evidence that ICE is targeting churches or that the change in policy is solely to blame for fewer people attending services. Friedrich noted that only a few enforcement actions have actually taken place at or near religious sites. Jasmine is a writer at Fox News Digital and a military spouse based in New Orleans. Stories can be sent to jasmine.baehr@fox.com
"That evidence suggests that congregants are staying home to avoid encountering ICE in their own neighborhoods, not because churches or synagogues are locations of elevated risk," Friedrich wrote in her opinion.