In response to the Trump Administration’s creation of an “Anti-Christian Bias” Task Force, Americans United is suing the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) – one of the first agencies to adopt an internal task force to investigate instances of ostensible “anti-Christian bias” – under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). Through this lawsuit, Americans United aims to debunk allegations of Christian persecution by the federal government and to expose ongoing government attempts to privilege Christian nationalism.
In February 2025, President Trump issued Executive Order 14202, which created an “Anti-Christian Bias” Task Force to investigate the ostensible persecution of Christians by and within the federal government. In response, the VA established its own intra-agency task force and asked employees to report instances of supposedly “anti-Christian” policies and conduct for investigation.
Americans United submitted a FOIA request to the VA in May 2025, seeking data and records related to how the VA Task Force is defining, tracking, and responding to alleged anti-Christian policies and conduct. When the VA failed to respond and produce the relevant documents within the statutory deadline, Americans United filed a lawsuit under the FOIA to compel production of these important records. These records will enable Americans United and the public to evaluate the VA’s commitment to religious neutrality and the Trump administration’s farcical claims that agencies like the VA engage in anti-Christian discrimination.
