Federal Judge Shields Quaker, Baptist, and Sikh Places of Worship from Immigration Enforcement Actions
Washington, D.C. — A Maryland federal court has issued a preliminary injunction preventing the Trump administration from conducting immigration enforcement actions at certain religious sanctuaries, specifically those belonging to Quaker, Cooperative Baptist, and Sikh communities. This legal move temporarily halts President Donald Trump’s revocation of a policy established under the Biden administration that had designated places of worship as protected from such activities. Judge Theodore Chuang’s ruling, made late Monday, restricts the recent policy shift exclusively to the houses of worship owned or utilized by the plaintiffs in the suit. The decision comes after these … Read more