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Federal judge refuses to block immigration enforcement operations in houses of worship

A federal judge has refused to block immigration agents from conducting enforcement operations at houses of worship in a lawsuit filed by religious groups over a new policy adopted by the Trump administration

Via AP news wire
Friday 11 April 2025 18:41 BST
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A federal judge refused on Friday to block immigration agents from conducting enforcement operations at houses of worship in a lawsuit filed by religious groups over a new policy adopted by the Trump administration.

U.S. District Judge Dabney Friedrich in Washington, D.C., handed down the ruling in a lawsuit filed by more than two dozen Christian and Jewish groups representing millions of Americans.

The judge found that there have been few such enforcement actions and the faiths had not shown they had suffered legal harm.

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