Las Cruces diocese challenges US bid to seize church land
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Updated · Bloomberg · May 8
Las Cruces diocese challenges US bid to seize church land
11 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · May 8
In New Mexico, it asked a federal judge on Friday to reject the Justice Department's eminent-domain steps to acquire property for more southern border fencing.
The diocese says the move violates religious freedom, escalating a dispute over land needed for President Donald Trump's border wall plans.
The court fight comes amid recent tensions between Trump and members of his administration and Pope Leo XIV over immigration and related issues.
When national security clashes with religious freedom, which constitutional right takes precedence in court?
How is 'just compensation' calculated when the government seizes land considered spiritually priceless?