Undercover ICE Agent Deeply Embarrassed After Dropping Secret Recorder During Church Sparring

A Minneapolis church asks judge to hold Homeland Security in contempt

Records show the federal government infiltrated University Baptist Church to build a case against “Antifa,” despite an injunction barring immigration enforcement activity on its property.

Undercover ICE Agent Deeply Embarrassed After Dropping Secret Recorder During Church Sparring

A coalition of religious groups is urging a federal judge to hold the Department of Justice in contempt after an undercover ICE agent dropped a secret recording device on the floor of a Minneapolis church. US District Judge Dennis Saylor IV issued a strict February order. That ruling explicitly barred immigration enforcement activity in or near specific houses of worship, setting a clear legal boundary that church leaders now say has been flagra…

11 Faith Groups Accuse DHS Of Spying On Churches

Religion News Service reports: 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. The motion, filed on behalf of the 11 religious plaintiffs, also asked the court to issue an order showing why DHS shouldn’t be held in contempt. “Given the …

Trump admin should be held in contempt for ‘blatant’ violations of court order barring ICE from conducting surveillance inside churches, court filing says

UNITED STATES – MARCH 4: President Donald Trump arrives to deliver his address to a joint session of Congress in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, March 4, 2025 (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call via AP Images). The Trump administration has violated a court order that bars “warrantless” immigration enforcement operations inside of...

11 faith groups accuse Trump administration of violating court order while spying on churches

(RNS) — Religious groups now argue that the government has committed ‘multiple egregious violations’ of a preliminary injunction handed down in their case back in February.

Church leaders ask federal judge to punish Trump’s DOJ

On Thursday, religious groups asked a federal judge to hold Department of Justice officials in contempt for violating a court order barring immigration enforcement actions in houses of worship. According to Politico, the request comes after an undercover agent spying on a Minnesota church accidentally dropped a recording device that exposed their true identity. The coalition of church groups is comprised of five regional synods of the Evangelica…