DHS Says Christian Blogger Samuel Sey, Arrested by ICE, Will Be Deported
Conservative influencers have rallied to support Sey, who is being held for ICE in an Ohio jail, blaming his arrest on a clerical mix-up.
Reflecting on ‘Pastor Spies’ in Minnesota
This issue of A Public Witness contemplates historical parallels between the Stasi secret police force in East Germany targeting activist Lutheran congregations and DHS agents spying inside ELCA churches today.
For the First Time, a Catholic Archbishop Sues Trump Over Access to Immigrant Detainees
The lawsuit, from Archbishop Mitchell Thomas Rozanski along with the Archdiocese of St. Louis, accused the Department of Homeland Security and ICE of instituting policies that violate 'core constitutional values.'
RNS Tracked the Religious Lawsuits Against Trump’s Immigration Policies. Here’s What We Found.
Eighty religious plaintiffs from 11 major faith traditions have joined lawsuits challenging the Trump administration’s immigration policies, according to a tracker developed by RNS with the Law, Rights, and Religion Project.
‘A Weaponized Bureaucracy That Chills First Amendment Activity’
As the Trump administration claims ‘anti-Christian bias’ under Biden, activists and mainline Protestant denominations are pushing back against ‘church invasions by ICE.’
DHS Denies Violating Injunction, but Refuses to Give Evidence or Detail Extent of Church Spying
The Department of Homeland Security insists its surveillance at University Baptist Church and other houses of worship was only about alleged criminal violations unrelated to immigration.
11 Faith Groups Accuse Trump Administration of Violating Court Order While Spying on Churches
Faith groups suing President Donald Trump’s administration filed a motion Thursday (Aug. 20) alleging the Department of Homeland Security committed “multiple egregious violations” of a court order that largely barred warrantless surveillance at their churches.
In Worship and in Court, Churches Respond to DHS Spying in Their Buildings
This issue of A Public Witness reports on how pastors are responding to news that undercover federal agents secretly spied on them, and includes updates about more incidents revealed at a Baptist church that is covered by a federal injunction blocking such warrantless DHS actions.
Department of Homeland Security Spied on Churches in the Twin Cities
A surveillance incident at a Baptist church particularly raises questions since the congregation’s building is covered by a federal injunction blocking warrantless DHS actions there.
Inside a Brooklyn Church Where Immigration Activism Is the Gospel
From encrypted apps to legal clinics: How an immigrant-majority church is responding to protect its congregation.