A federal judge Monday blocked the Trump administration from conducting immigration raids at Quaker, Baptist and Sikh places of worship that are suing over its new enforcement policy.

Policy guidance long instructed federal immigration authorities to avoid enforcement operations in certain “protected areas,” such as schools and places of worship, but the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) rescinded that guidance after President Trump retook the White House.

U.S. District Judge Theodore Chuang, an appointee of former President Obama overseeing the religious groups’ lawsuit challenging the rescission, said his ruling doesn't conclusively resolve whether the move complies with the First Amendment and the........

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