A federal judge ruled against the Trump administration's immigration enforcement policy that allowed agents to operate in houses of worship. This decision stems from a lawsuit by Quaker congregations, a Baptist network, and a Sikh temple, arguing that the policy infringes on their religious freedoms. Judge Theodore Chang's preliminary injunction protects these groups while they contest the directive, which contradicts a longstanding policy of keeping immigration operations out of sensitive locations. Immigrants' fear of attending services under the new rule poses significant harm to these religious communities.
"It's a fear that people are experiencing across the country. People are not showing up, and the plaintiffs are suffering as a result."
"The new DHS directive departs from the government's 30-year-old policy against staging immigration enforcement operations in 'protected areas,' or 'sensitive locations.'"
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