Plaintiffs Pineros y Campesinos Unidos del Noreste (PCUN) and several faith, education, and community organizations and unions sued the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). The case challenges the “2025 Huffman Memo,” which rescinded prior DHS guidance that barred immigration enforcement at schools, hospitals, and houses of worship. The plaintiffs argue that the new policy was arbitrary and capricious, unlawfully burdened religious exercise, and ignored the reliance interests of immigrant communities and religious congregants. They allege the rescission deters people from worship, volunteering, or accessing essential services at previously protected sites, and that DHS failed to show the change was the least restrictive means of advancing any compelling interest under RFRA. Accordingly, plaintiffs argue the policy violates the First Amendment, the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA), and the Administrative Procedure Act (APA). Plaintiffs seek declaratory and injunctive relief to restore the prior sensitive-locations protections.
