US judge blocks deportation of man detained on church grounds
AP A federal judge in the US on Friday blocked the deportation of an Indonesian immigrant who was detained last month on the grounds of a Maryland church, a space considered a “sensitive location” in which immigration authorities generally avoid enforcement actions. Judge Paul W Grimm instructed US Immigration and Customs Enforcement to return Binsar […]
ICE apprehension on church grounds violated federal policy, say US faith leaders
Updated 24th September, 2020Baltimore, USRNS Prominent US faith leaders are condemning the apprehension of an undocumented immigrant on church grounds by federal officials, arguing the action violates a government policy that discourages agents from raiding “sensitive locations” such as churches, hospitals and schools. “As a bishop and adjudicatory leader I find this breach of established […]