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A federal appeals court ruled ICE cannot arrest undocumented immigrants in churches, blocking enforcement in sensitive locations. The decision came amid ongoing civil liberties concerns about immigration enforcement tactics.
A federal appeals court ruled that ICE cannot arrest undocumented immigrants inside churches. The decision creates a protected space where enforcement can't reach, based on the sensitive location and civil liberties concerns around chilling community participation in religious life.
This is a narrow win for enforcement restraint in an otherwise loosening landscape. Churches have historically been sanctuaries, and courts have occasionally protected them. But the fact that this needed a federal appeals ruling shows the baseline: absent a court order, ICE agents can and will make arrests anywhere. The decision doesn't stop ICE from surveilling church parking lots or arresting people leaving services—it just blocks interior arrests. It's a procedural boundary, not a shield.
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