Judge Bars Most ICE Raids at a Group of Churches that Sued the Trump Administration

MCC, other denominations win injunction barring ICE enforcement at churches

The Rev. Elder Cecilia Eggleston, moderator of MCC worldwide A federal judge on Friday ruled in favor of Metropolitan Community Churches, two Baptist denominations and several regional synods of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, issuing an injunction prohibiting immigration enforcement in and around houses of worship. The injunction came in a lawsuit filed last July by MCC, the American Baptist Churches USA, the Alliance of Baptists an…

Judge bars most ICE raids at a group of churches that sued the Trump administration

The impact of the new ruling may be larger than a similar court decision last year, as the plaintiffs appear to represent a much higher number of churches.

Judge bars ICE from just busting into local Lutheran, Baptist churches without a warrant - or setting up checkpoints just outside to scan people