Church Group Says ICE Surveillance Operation Violated Order Banning Agents From Property

11 faith groups accuse Trump administration of violating court order while spying on churches

(RNS) — Religious groups now argue that the government has committed ‘multiple egregious violations’ of a preliminary injunction handed down in their case back in February.

Trump admin should be held in contempt for ‘blatant’ violations of court order barring ICE from conducting surveillance inside churches, court filing says

UNITED STATES – MARCH 4: President Donald Trump arrives to deliver his address to a joint session of Congress in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, March 4, 2025 (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call via AP Images). The Trump administration has violated a court order that bars “warrantless” immigration enforcement operations inside of...

Church leaders ask federal judge to punish Trump’s DOJ

On Thursday, religious groups asked a federal judge to hold Department of Justice officials in contempt for violating a court order barring immigration enforcement actions in houses of worship. According to Politico, the request comes after an undercover agent spying on a Minnesota church accidentally dropped a recording device that exposed their true identity. The coalition of church groups is comprised of five regional synods of the Evangelica…

Church group says ICE surveillance operation violated order banning agents from property

A nationwide alliance of churches says the Department of Homeland Security’s undercover operations at a Minnesota church earlier this year “constitute clear and egregious violations” of a court order forbidding agents from conducting immigration enforcement operations on church property.