Category: United States Department of Justice (video statements)

Source: United States Department of Justice (video statements)

Marisol Arroyo-Castro – Religious Liberty in Public Education – September 29, 2025

While teaching in the New Britain School District, Marisol placed a crucifix by her desk along with other personal items, such as student artwork and a church calendar. In December 2024, school leadership abruptly told Marisol to remove the crucifix or be charged with insubordination. Marisol was later suspended without pay, placed on administrative leave, and involuntarily transferred to a non-teaching position for objecting. Attorneys have intervened on Marisol’s behalf in the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut.

Learn more about the Religious Liberty Commission: https://www.justice.gov/religious-liberty-commission

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/EABuxrUPKJg

Source: United States Department of Justice (video statements)

Coach Bruce Pearl – Religious Liberty in the Private Sector

The all-time winningest coach in Auburn men’s basketball history, head coach Bruce Pearl has made the program into a national power by leading the Tigers to a pair of Final Fours, five Southeastern Conference Championships and six NCAA Tournament appearances in 11 seasons. Pearl is a Founder and Senior Advisor of the Jewish Coaches Association, a non-profit organization working to foster the growth and development of individuals of the Jewish faith at all levels of sports, both nationally and internationally.

Learn more about the Religious Liberty Commission: https://www.justice.gov/religious-liberty-commission

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ZM_DdwFmK8k

Source: United States Department of Justice (video statements)

2LT Rao Harish– Religious Liberty in the Military – December 10, 2025

Rao joined the U.S. Army in 2015. During his basic training, through the advocacy of a chaplain, Rao received religious accommodations allowing him to both serve and practice his Hindu faith. Rao is now an Army officer and pursuing studies to enter the Chaplain Corps to provide spiritual support to Hindu and other servicemembers of faith.

Learn more about the Religious Liberty Commission: https://www.justice.gov/religious-liberty-commission

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/l8LSxkgjlkQ

Source: United States Department of Justice (video statements)

“You know, some people choose to tolerate crime, but [President Trump] chose law and order, and that’s why this Task Force worked.

We know it’s so dangerous what our law enforcement officers do. But know this—Donald Trump, and this administration have your backs.”

– Attorney General Pam Bondi

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcD_ejnQn6M

Source: United States Department of Justice (video statements)

Attorney General Pam Bondi on the denaturalization of criminals:

“We’re going to have a safe country. We’re going to have an honest country. And we’re moving to denaturalize them as fast as we can, and get them out of our country.”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mn5TbOsg6bU

Source: United States Department of Justice (video statements)

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche on the flow of deadly drugs into our country: “President Trump came in and he said, ‘I will stop that.’..We are now treating terrorists, and treating these narco dealers as they should be treated. We’re blowing them up.”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWHB9LOeF_s

Source: United States Department of Justice (video statements)

Capt. Sukhbir Singh Toor – Religious Liberty in the Military – December 10, 2025

Capt. Toor served with distinction in the U.S. Marine Corps for eleven years, with a medical retirement in 2025. During his time in the Marines, Capt. Toor advocated for religious accommodations to allow servicemembers of the Sikh faith to both serve and maintain their articles of faith.

Learn more about the Religious Liberty Commission: https://www.justice.gov/religious-liberty-commission

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/5mt29YtkwAQ

Source: United States Department of Justice (video statements)

Jean Marie Davis – Religious Liberty in Healthcare and Human Services – March 16, 2026

Jean Marie Davis is the Executive Director of Branches Pregnancy Resource Center in Brattleboro, Vermont. She has overcome sex trafficking and is an advocate for those facing trafficking, homelessness, and unplanned pregnancy. She is the mother of a nine-year-old son whose life was saved with the help of a pregnancy center. She led Branches in challenging a Vermont law that allowed fines against pregnancy centers for advertising; the statute was later amended in May 2025 to remove provisions targeting such centers.

Learn more about the Religious Liberty Commission: https://www.justice.gov/religious-liberty-commission

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/bbBIE5jbR5Y

Source: United States Department of Justice (video statements)

Karen Amigon- Religious Liberty in Healthcare and Human Services – March 16, 2026

Karen is an advocate for health rights, and for environmental issues affecting our communities today. She began her advocacy journey for health rights in 2019, and continued to build rapport with legislators about the issues that are important to her community. She has a love for empowering the Spanish speaking community of Los Angeles on what calls to action we can take for a better tomorrow.

Learn more about the Religious Liberty Commission: https://www.justice.gov/religious-liberty-commission

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/7zH_gPR_HgY

Source: United States Department of Justice (video statements)

Ismail Royer – Religious Liberty in Healthcare and Human Services – March 16, 2026

Ismail Royer serves as Director of the Islam and Religious Freedom Action Team for the Religious Freedom Institute. Since converting to Islam in 1992, he has studied religious sciences with traditional Islamic scholars and spent over a decade working at non-profit Islamic organizations. Royer has worked with nonprofits to promote peace between faiths. His writing has appeared in multiple publications and he co-authored an article on Islam on Religious Violence Today: Faith and Conflict in the Modern World.

Learn more about the Religious Liberty Commission: https://www.justice.gov/religious-liberty-commission

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/o3zo-JZs23M