US Judge Declines to Block Immigration Raids at Churches

Religious groups who sued over the raids have not met the threshold for an injunction, the judge said.

A man is detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in Los Angeles, Calif. on Oct. 14, 2015. John Moore/Getty Images

A federal judge on April 11 declined to prevent Department of Homeland Security agents from conducting immigration raids at churches.

“At least at this juncture and on this record, the plaintiffs have not made the requisite showing of a ‘credible threat’ of enforcement,” U.S. District Judge Dabney Friedrich of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia wrote in an opinion.