A federal judge has upheld a Trump administration policy that allows ICE to carry out enforcement operations at churches and other places of worship despite lawsuits against it from faith-based groups. 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. The judge noted that congregants are staying home to avoid encountering ICE in their own neighborhoods, not because churches or synagogues are locations of elevated risk. The policy at the center of the lawsuit took effect on Trump's first day back in office, rescinding an Obama-era guideline that had discouraged ICE agents from making arrests in 'sensitive locations.'