Court of Appeals will hear argument in sensitive location lawsuit on Feb. 5

By Marcia Sowles, Office of Peacebuilding and Policy

On Thursday, Feb. 5, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in Washington, D.C., will hear oral arguments in an appeal for injunctive relief in the “sensitive locations” lawsuit, “Mennonite Church USA et al., v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security, et al.” The Church of the Brethren is a plaintiff in the lawsuit.

The suit challenges the Department of Homeland Security’s rescission of its three-decade-old policy restricting immigration enforcement actions at or near houses of worship. Staff from the Church of the Brethren’s Office of Peacebuilding and Policy will attend the hearing.

Read the brief, filed by the Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection at Georgetown Law, at https://mennoniteusa.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=97f16d9c230780d6354d01572&id=c2793e05b1&e=f5433287ae

Learn more about the lawsuit, which is still pending, in previous Newsline reports:

“More than two dozen Christian and Jewish denominations and associations—including the Church of the Brethren—sue to protect religious freedoms,” Newsline, Feb. 11, 2025, www.brethren.org/news/2025/suit-to-protect-religious-freedoms

“Church of the Brethren general secretary’s declaration filed alongside dozens of others in motion for preliminary injunction of policy on sensitive sites,” Newsline, Feb. 28, 2025, www.brethren.org/news/2025/general-secretarys-declaration-filed

“Judge denies preliminary injunction in sensitive locations lawsuit,” Newsline, April 16, 2025, www.brethren.org/news/2025/judge-denies-preliminary-injunction

“Office of Peacebuilding and Policy shares update on Mennonite USA v. DHS,” Newsline, Sept. 26, 2025, www.brethren.org/news/2025/update-on-mennonite-usa-v-dhs

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