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A federal judge has just started proceedings that could result in a contempt charge for the Department of Homeland Security. This brings the latest twist in the saga of President Donald Trump<\/u>\u2019s attempt to attack immigrants and political opponents in Minnesota. <\/p>\n

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The news was announced by Politico Senior Legal Affairs reporter Josh Gerstein<\/u>, who posted on Monday, \u201cJUST IN: Judge Dennis Saylor (GWBush\/MA) takes 1st step towards holding DHS in contempt over ICE undercover operation in and near Minneapolis church gym. Orders response by Friday to show cause motion, conference on 9\/4.\u201d He attached a screenshot of the judge\u2019s order, which extended \u201cExpedited Consideration\u201d for a request that DHS be held in contempt for violating a previous order barring immigration enforcement in houses of worship. Now the clock is ticking for the agency to \u201cshow cause, in writing\u201d on why it broke the judge\u2019s injunction, or face consequences. <\/p>\n

According to Politico, the judge\u2019s order comes after an undercover DHS agent blew their cover by accidentally dropping a recording device inside a Minneapolis church. It was also revealed that the DHS investigation involved surveilling the outside of the church and photographing cars in its parking lot. Saylor had issued a temporary injunction blocking DHS from conducting such actions in houses of worship in February, then after the agent exposed himself in May, a coalition of churches asked the judge to hold DHS in contempt<\/u> late last week. <\/p>\n

As Politico explains, \u201cIt\u2019s the latest moment of tension between President Donald Trump\u2019s mass deportation efforts and religious institutions. In addition to the potential violation of a court order, the alleged incursion on a house of worship cuts against the administration\u2019s message that any infringement on religious freedom \u2014 such as the anti-ICE protest that disrupted services in Minnesota \u2014 would be met with severe criminal consequences.\u201d <\/p>\n

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Trump<\/u> has been targeting Minnesota since early this year, sending a \u201csurge\u201d of ICE and DHS agents to the state under claims of conducting deportation sweeps in response to alleged immigration benefit fraud. Then during a protest at an evangelical church, former CNN host Don Lemon was arrested along with 38 others who were accused of violating the FACE Act, which makes it illegal to harass and disrupt religious observation. As Politico suggests, DHS\u2019s investigation of Minnesota churches conflicts with the administration\u2019s self-professed belief in religious liberty.<\/p>\n

\u201cSaylor\u2026 isn\u2019t the only judge to rule that ICE\u2019s decision last year to relax restrictions on enforcement at churches threatened religious freedom,\u201d notes Politico. \u201cA federal judge in Maryland last year similarly concluded that ICE\u2019s enforcement threats chilled religious liberty. That ruling was upheld on Tuesday by the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals. The motion filed Thursday asking Saylor to begin the contempt process sets up yet another clash between the Department of Homeland Security, which oversees ICE and the Border Patrol, and the federal courts.\u201d<\/p>\n

The contempt request came from a broad coalition of church groups, including five regional synods of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, three regional Quaker groups, American Baptist Churches USA, the Alliance of Baptists, and Metropolitan Community Churches.<\/p>\n

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