圣路易斯总教区就ICE被拘留者宗教权利提起联邦诉讼
圣路易斯总教区10月5日向联邦法院提起诉讼，指控移民执法部门侵犯被拘留者的宗教权利。据圣路易斯公共广播电台报道，诉状称被移民与海关执法局（ICE）拘留的人员在关押期间无法正常参与弥撒、告解等宗教活动，总教区要求法院下令保障拘留场所内的宗教服务准入。宗教自由议题近年来在移民拘留诉讼中屡被提及，此次由天主教总教区直接起诉联邦机构较为罕见。ICE方面尚未就诉讼作出回应。案件目前已进入联邦法院审理程序，其结果可能影响全美拘留场所的宗教服务政策。
St. Louis Archdiocese Sues Over Religious Rights of ICE Detainees
The Archdiocese of St. Louis filed a federal lawsuit on October 5 accusing immigration authorities of violating detainees' religious rights. According to St. Louis Public Radio, the complaint alleges that people held by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) cannot properly attend Mass, confession and other religious observances in detention, and the archdiocese asks the court to order guaranteed access to religious services at detention facilities. Religious liberty claims have surfaced repeatedly in immigration detention litigation, but a direct suit by a Catholic archdiocese against a federal agency is unusual. ICE has not yet responded. The case is now before a federal court, and its outcome could affect religious-service policies at detention facilities nationwide.
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