A federal judge in Washington, D.C., rejected on Friday a request by over two dozen Christian and Jewish religious groups to block immigration enforcement operations at houses of worship. The groups had filed a lawsuit back in February challenging the Trump administration's decision to end the Department of Homeland Security's "sensitive locations" policy, which protected such places from immigration enforcement.
Judge Dabney Friedrich denied the request for a preliminary injunction, saying the groups didn't show they were harmed in a way that justified court action. According to the ruling, "plaintiffs fail to show a likelihood of success on the merits of their claims under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act or the First Amendment."
