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Orgo-Life the new way to the future Advertising by AdpathwayIn a rare statement on Wednesday, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops condemned President Donald Trump’s policies on mass deportation, immigrant detention and raids near houses of worship.
“We oppose the indiscriminate mass deportation of people,” the bishops wrote in a special pastoral message. “We pray for an end to dehumanizing rhetoric and violence, whether directed at immigrants or at law enforcement.”
The statement stops short of mentioning Trump explicitly. However, it takes issue with a number of proposals he’s implemented as part of his administration’s brutal crackdown on immigrants across the country.
It also adds to Pope Leo’s remarks, in which the pontiff said he wasn’t sure if those who support the “inhuman treatment” of immigrants are necessarily “pro-life,” and comments he’s made urging “deep reflection” on how immigrants are being treated under this administration.
The message arrives as there have been concerning reports of immigrants being denied pastoral care in detention and of Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers targeting people while they’re on church grounds. (Previously, churches as well as schools were among the places the Biden administration deemed generally off-limits for ICE arrests, though the Trump administration has changed that policy. )
“We are disturbed when we see among our people a climate of fear and anxiety around questions of profiling and immigration enforcement,” the bishops wrote. “We are saddened by the state of contemporary debate and the vilification of immigrants.”
They continued: “We are concerned about the conditions in detention centers and the lack of access to pastoral care. We lament that some immigrants in the United States have arbitrarily lost their legal status.”
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As The New York Times reports, statements like this are uncommon and were last issued by this body of bishops to express their concern with contraception provisions in the Affordable Care Act in 2013. This one was also backed by the vast majority of bishops in the group, with 216 supporting, five opposing and three abstaining.
When asked about the bishops’ critiques, White House spokesperson Abigail Jackson argued that Trump was elected based on promises to deport undocumented immigrants and that he was upholding this pledge.
“We feel compelled now in this environment to raise our voices in defense of God-given human dignity,” the bishops wrote. “To our immigrant brothers and sisters, we stand with you in your suffering, since, when one member suffers, all suffer (cf. 1 Corinthians 12:26). You are not alone!”
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