The Presbyterian Church (u.s.a.) v. The United States of America

WILLIAM A. NORRIS, Circuit Judge:

The plaintiffs in this action are Alzona Evangelical Lutheran Church, Camelback United Presbyterian Church, Southside United Presbyterian Church, Sunrise United Presbyterian Church, and their two national parent denominations, The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and the American Lutheran Church (hereafter referred to collectively as “the churches”). The churches brought this action against the United States, the Department of Justice, the Immigration and Naturalization Service (“INS”) ancj several individual INS officers, 1 claiming that the churches’ First and…