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Judge Halts Deportations of Detroit Christians to Iraq Court order gives 100-plus Chaldeans two weeks to make their case. KATE SHELLNUTT JUNE 23, 2017 10:25 AM Image: Carlos Osorio / AP More than 100 Iraqi Christians arrested in immigration raids earlier this month will get to stay in the United States—at least for another two weeks, according to an order issued yesterday by a federal judge in Detroit. Judge Mark Goldsmith halted the immediate deportation of the recently detained Iraqi nationals for 14 days, while he decides whether the district court or an immigration court has jurisdiction over their case, Hamama v. Adducci. The court described their plight: Petitioners state that because of their having resided in the United States and their status as religious minorities—many are Christian, others are members of oppressed Muslim sects—they are likely to be persecuted, tortured, or killed by members of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, the de facto government in many parts of Iraq. The written order follows outcry from the Detroit area’s Chaldean Christians, who were shocked when officials detained scores of them on June 11. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has defended the detainees, who were identified by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) because of their past criminal records. “The court took a life-saving action by blocking our clients from being immediately sent back to Iraq,” stated Lee Gelernt, deputy director of the ACLU’s Immigrants’ Rights Project, who argued the case. “They should have a chance to show that their lives are in jeopardy if forced to return.” The order prevents the government from deporting the Iraqi Christians, along with a few others from minority sects, before a court can hear their case. It applies to “all Iraqi nationals within the jurisdiction of the Detroit ICE field office with final orders of removal, who have been, or will be, arrested and detained by ICE.” The evangelical leaders who make up the Evangelical Immigration Table—including the presidents of the National Association of Evangelicals, World Relief, and the Southern Baptist Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission—have also urged authorities to defer the deportations. christianitytoday.com Promises below: Pence: America will prioritize protecting Christians abroad - The ... washingtonpost.com. May 11, 2017 - “Protecting and promoting religious freedom is a foreign policy priority of the Trumpadministration,” the vice president said during a morning ... Trump promises to protect Christians at Liberty commencement speech religionnews.com/.../trump-promises-to-protect-christians-in-liberty-u-commencemen... (RNS) Donald Trump thanked conservative Christians for their votes, and promised toprotect their values in his first commencement address as ... Trump emphasizes intent to protect Christian Americans - Christian ... www.jpost.com/Christian.../Trump-emphasizes-intent-to-protect-Christian-Americans-... Jun 11, 2016 - "We must continue to forge our partnership with Israel and work to ensure Israel's security," Trump says. Trump: 'We're going to protect Christianity' - Washington Examiner www.washingtonexaminer.com/trump-were-going-to-protect-christianity/.../2580812 Jan 18, 2016 - Donald Trump promised to protect Christians in a speech to 10,000 students at Liberty University on Monday. "We're going to protect ... I've called Trump a Corrupter. If that opinion is correct, he will of course, do nothing to keep his promises to Christians. Isn't it great how Trump supporters are so eager to hold their man accountable for his promises?