Appeals Court Judges Question Immigration Arrests at Churches

A Washington federal appeals court appeared likely to revive a bid by religious organizations to block the Trump administration’s policy greenlighting immigration enforcement actions in houses of worship.

A three-judge panel for the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit heard arguments on Thursday in a challenge to the Department of Homeland Security‘s decision to rescind guidance limiting immigration enforcement in certain “sensitive” locations, like churches and hospitals.

Judges Robert Wilkins and Florence Pan both appeared skeptical of Justice Department attorney Michael Talent’s claims that the faith organizations need “specific” information that an individual church was going to be ...