About 30 religious organizations sued the US Department of Homeland Security in federal court Tuesday, challenging its recent decision to conduct immigration raids in places of worship.
The revocation of a previous DHS policy that restricted immigration enforcement in or near places of worship violates the First Amendment’s freedom of religion protections and other federal laws, the complaint filed in the US District Court for the District of Columbia says. Among the plaintiffs are the Mennonite Church USA, the Central Conference of American Rabbis, the Episcopal Church, and the Unitarian Universalist Association.
Stepped-up raids have resulted in fear and a ...
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