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Judge to consider contempt over Trump church injunction breach

8/25/2026

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U.S. District Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV will consider holding the Trump administration in contempt for violating a church injunction.
Undercover ICE agents entered University Baptist Church gym on May 28, recording a self-defense class.
Agents also surveilled churchgoers on two April Sundays, photographing attendees and running license-plate checks for hours.
Homeland Security argues the surveillance did not constitute immigration enforcement and therefore did not breach the injunction.

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U.S. District Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV will consider holding the Trump administration in contempt for violating a church injunction.
Undercover ICE agents entered University Baptist Church gym on May 28, recording a self-defense class.
Agents also surveilled churchgoers on two April Sundays, photographing attendees and running license-plate checks for hours.
Homeland Security argues the surveillance did not constitute immigration enforcement and therefore did not breach the injunction.