A federal judge has declined a request to restrict immigration enforcement actions by the Trump administration within places of worship. This decision marks a setback for a coalition of 27 religious organizations that filed a lawsuit against the administration’s move to abandon a prior policy prohibiting enforcement in sensitive locations.
U.S. District Judge Dabney Friedrich, presiding in Washington and appointed by President Donald Trump during his initial term, determined that the religious organizations likely lacked the legal standing necessary to proceed with the case. The judge reasoned that the potential harm claimed by these groups was speculative in nature.