"We are disturbed when we see among our people a climate of fear and anxiety around questions of profiling and immigration enforcement, the bishops said in a video recording, adding that they were saddened by the state of contemporary debate and the vilification of immigrants. We oppose the indiscriminate mass deportation of people, they added, arguing that Christian teaching demands compassion for migrants."
"So according to [the bishops] the message we should send to the whole world is: If you cross the border illegally, which is a crime, don't worry about it. If you get ordered removed by a federal judge, that's due process, don't worry about it, because there shouldn't be mass deportations.' If that's the message we send the whole world, people are still going to put themselves in harm's way to come to the greatest nation on earth. They're going to spend their life savings on a criminal cartel we saw during the Biden administration, when there was no immigration enforcement, over 4,000 aliens died making that journey and 40 million Americans died from fentanyl. Secure borders saves lives and I w"
"NEW: Following Pope Leo XIV's lead, the U.S. bishops release a new video condemning the Trump-Vance White House's inhumane deportation raids. pic.twitter.com/EXEPVupcCH Christopher Hale (@chrisjollyhale) November 13, 2025"
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops published a message, approved by more than 95% of members at their fall assembly in Baltimore, condemning indiscriminate mass deportations. The bishops said they are disturbed by a climate of fear and anxiety around profiling and immigration enforcement and said Christian teaching demands compassion for migrants. The intervention followed guidance from Pope Leo XIV urging candid speech. Trump border czar Tom Homan scolded the bishops outside the White House, rejected their criticism, framed illegal crossings as criminal, argued that secure borders save lives, and cited enforcement and drug-death figures.
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