Roman Catholic Bishop Claims Trump 'Strikes Fear' By Defending Borders
The Catholic Church in the U.S. has continuously criticized President Trump over his border policies.
President Donald Trump’s crackdown on undocumented immigrants in the United States has raised “urgent moral and human concerns,” according to Bishop Mark J. Seitz of El Paso.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a statement on Tuesday saying iit is empowering federal agencies to “enforce our immigration laws and catch criminal aliens—including murders and rapists—who have illegally come into our country.”
“Criminals will no longer be able to hide in America’s schools and churches to avoid arrest. The Trump Administration will not tie the hands of our brave law enforcement, and instead trusts them to use common sense,” the statement says.
“The Biden-Harris Administration abused the humanitarian parole program to indiscriminately allow 1.5 million migrants to enter our country. This was all stopped on day one of the Trump Administration. This action will return the humanitarian parole program to its original purpose of looking at migrants on a case-by-case basis,” the DHS continues.
In his own statement, Seitz – whose Texas diocese sits on the border with Mexico – said he is “already seeing many drastic actions from the federal government related to immigration that deeply affect our local community and raise urgent moral and human concerns.”
“The end of the Department of Homeland Security’s sensitive locations policy strikes fear into the heart of our community, cynically layering a blanket of anxiety on families when they are worshiping God, seeking healthcare and dropping off and picking up children at school,” the bishop says.
“We have also seen the rapid and indiscriminate closure of the border to asylum seekers and the return of the ill-conceived Remain in Mexico policy, violating due process and restricting the few legal options available to the most vulnerable who knock on our door seeking compassion and aid,” Seitz continued.