The 1994 law was initially established to protect abortion clinics from an eruption of violence; a clause extending the protections to houses of worship was added later. For most of its history, the Face Act has been used exclusively to prosecute anti-abortion groups and agitators. The Trump administration, Ziegler said, has rolled back the use of the law to prohibit blockades of abortion clinics while expanding its powers against pro-Palestine and anti-ICE protests near religious sites. Last January, Trump pardoned 10 anti-abortion advocates who had been charged with violating the Face Act...
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/04/trump-church-protests
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