Trump administration scores win as judge clears way for ICE enforcement in churches, places of worship

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

48% : Fox News correspondent Danamarie McNicholl reports on how local law enforcement in Florida is helping with deportations on 'Special Report.' A federal judge has upheld a Trump administration policy that allows U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to carry out enforcement operations at churches and other places of worship despite lawsuits against it from faith-based groups.
42% : The court found little evidence that ICE is targeting churches or that the change in policy is solely to blame for fewer people attending services.
37% : The groups said it infringes on religious freedoms and is causing drops in attendance, especially among immigrants worried about being detained by ICE.
37% : "That evidence suggests that congregants are staying home to avoid encountering ICE in their own neighborhoods, not because churches or synagogues are locations of elevated risk," Friedrich wrote in her opinion.
36% : U.S. District Judge Dabney Friedrich, appointed by Trump during his first term, denied a request from more than two dozen Christian and Jewish organizations to block the policy.

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