On Wednesday, November 19, CSPL and several Catholic sisters and clergy members filed a federal lawsuit alleging that DHS, ICE, and senior federal officials unlawfully blocked clergy and women religious from providing religious ministry—including prayer and Holy Communion—to detainees at the Broadview ICE facility. They argue that these restrictions violate the First Amendment, the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA), and Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA).
Despite repeated attempts to follow DHS and ICE protocols, faith leaders were denied access for pastoral care and Communion in violation of constitutional and federal religious freedom protections.
CHICAGO— Faith leaders with the Coalition for Spiritual and Public Leadership (CSPL) filed a lawsuit today seeking access to the detention center in Broadview to provide those inside Communion and pastoral care. Broadview has long been a site where Catholic sisters and clergy have offered pastoral care to detainees. The lawsuit was filed by attorneys Tom Geoghegan and Patrick V. Dahlstrom.
CSPL attempted for several weeks to follow DHS and ICE rules to gain pastoral access to the Broadview detention facility, and these efforts were repeatedly ignored or denied. The complaint argues that ICE’s refusal to allow clergy to pray with detainees or offer Holy Communion violates the First Amendment, the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA), and the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA).
https://www.catholicnewsworld.com/2025/11/breaking-chicago-catholic-leaders-file.html
Didn’t hear a peep from their pie-holes during the rona BS.
I wouldn’t let them in either.
These “Catholics” have been aiding and abetting the illegals.