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Federal Appeals Court Upholds Ban on ICE Arrests at Some Houses of Worship 

Federal Appeals Court Upholds Ban on ICE Arrests at Some Houses of Worship 

Thursday, August 20, 2026
A day after President Donald Trump took office, the Department of Homeland Security released a memo reversing a policy that had discouraged immigration officials from making arrests “in or near so-called ‘sensitive’ areas”—places that include churches, schools, and hospitals. Concerned about their immigrant members and the threat posed to religious liberty, some religious groups quickly Read more... The post Federal Appeals Court Upholds Ban on ICE Arrests at Some Houses of Worship  appeared first on Christianity Today.