Feds Prevent Faith Leaders From Providing Pastoral Care to Detainees at Whipple, Lawsuit Says

Clergy sue after being denied from praying with ICE detainees at Whipple Building

Minnesota clergy are suing the federal government, alleging they were repeatedly barred from providing spiritual counsel to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainees at the Whipple Federal Building.

Feds prevent faith leaders from providing pastoral care to detainees at Whipple, lawsuit says

A lawsuit filed Monday against the Department of Homeland Security accuses federal agents at the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building in Minneapolis of barring faith leaders from offering prayer and pastoral guidance to detainees.

Federal agents block faith leaders from ministering to detained immigrants in Minnesota, lawsuit alleges

The federal lawsuit says clergy were barred from the Whipple Building as recently as Ash Wednesday, a Christian holy day.

Minnesota faith groups sue DHS over access to immigrant detainees

(RNS) — A group of religious organizations and faith leaders in Minnesota has filed a lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security, alleging the agency is violating their religious freedom by denying them access to immigrant detainees at a local federal building. The lawsuit was filed Monday, Feb. 23, by the Minneapolis Area Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, the Minnesota Conference of the United Church of Christ and th…

Minnesota clergy sue DHS over access to immigration detainees

Minnesota religious leaders are suing the Department of Homeland Security, alleging they’re being blocked from providing pastoral care to immigration detainees at the Whipple Federal Building.

Minnesota clergy sue Trump administration over ability to minister to detainees at Whipple