Quakers sue to stop ICE arrests, say churches must be sanctuaries
Several Quaker groups have filed a lawsuit against Homeland Security, demanding it restore a sanctuary policy that largely prevented immigration agents from making arrests at or near churches. The Quakers say the latest moves trample on their First Amendment rights.
Quakers Sue Trump Admin Over Policy Allowing ICE Raids on Churches
The Quaker groups filed their suit on Monday in a Maryland federal court alleging that the policy change within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) directly affects their churches and the houses of worship of other faiths, in violation of their First Amendment religious freedoms.
One day after federal agents arrested a man at a church in Georgia, a coalition of Quakers filed suit to block raids at houses of worship.
The lawsuit, filed in the US district court of Maryland, argues that the Trump administration’s reversal of federal policy ...
A group of Quaker congregations is suing the Department of Homeland Security for changing a policy that prevented Immigration ...
A coalition of five Quaker meetings is suing the Trump administration over its move last week to permit federal immigration ...
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