Judge Grants Injunction for Clergy Ministry in Minneapolis ICE Facility

Judge orders ICE to let faith leaders minister to detainees at Minnesota federal building

A federal agent with a cross hanging from the rearview drives into the Henry Whipple Federal Building Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026. (Photo by Nicole Neri/Minnesota Reformer)A judge on Friday ordered the federal government to allow faith leaders to offer in-person pastoral care to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainees held at the Whipple Federal Building. The preliminary injunction from U.S. District Judge Jerry Blackwell came a month after…

Judge grants injunction for clergy ministry in Minneapolis ICE facility

Clergy will now have access to ICE holding facility, following a lawsuit filed by an ecumenical group of Minnesota clergy.

Federal judge orders DHS to allow clergy visits at Whipple Building

The order relates to a lawsuit faith groups filed alleging they were unconstitutionally blocked from ministering to detainees at the Whipple Federal Building.

Judge says religious ministers must have access to detainees at Minnesota ICE facility

A Jesuit priest had joined other Christian objectors in suing the federal government over being barred from the holding compound. [...]

Judge orders ICE facility to allow clergy access for spiritual care: 'It is a core and non-negotiable religious obligation' - The Dialog

Clergy members will now be allowed in to give spiritual care to those being detained at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement processing facility in the Twin Cities area. On March 20, U.S. District Judge Jerry Blackwell granted an injunction allowing access to the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building in Minneapolis, following a lawsuit filed in February by an ecumenical group of Minnesota clergy, including a Jesuit priest. The Bishop Henry Whi…

Judge Grants Minneapolis Clergy Access to Detainees in ICE Holding Facility

'This is one important step in our struggle for justice and my call to live out Jesus’s command to care for the captives,' said the Rev. Susie Hayward, who is cited in the legal case and was in court for the ruling. The post Judge Grants Minneapolis Clergy Access to Detainees in ICE Holding Facility appeared first on Word&Way.