Minneapolis Area Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security (D. Minn.)

Case Overview

Minnesota faith organizations. The Minneapolis Area Synod (ELCA), the Minnesota Conference of the United Church of Christ, and a Jesuit priest. Sued DHS alleging that denying clergy access to immigrant detainees held at the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building during Operation Metro Surge violates the First Amendment and the Religious Freedom Restoration Act.