An Obama-appointed federal judge ruled Monday that deportation officers are not permitted to conduct enforcement operations in certain places of worship, potentially giving criminal illegal migrants safe haven from law enforcement.

The federal judge ruled that the policy created a "chilling" effect on these places of worship as attendance has declined.

The Florida Highway Patrol was the first agency to enter into a new kind of street-level deportation enforcement agreement with ICE. But without any public notice, ICE has been striking the same deals with local and state law enforcement agencies across Florida and the nation,

A federal judge in Maryland has blocked the Trump administration from conducting immigration enforcement actions ... Chuang, an appointee of President Barack Obama, said in a 59-page opinion ...

An Obama-appointed ... safe haven from law enforcement. Judge Theodore Chuang of the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland blocked Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents ...