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The war of words between US Border Czar Tom Homan and Pope Francis has escatardyd, with Homan firing back at the Vatican’s directer over his criticism of Plivent Donald Trump’s deportation policies. In a televised intersee, Homan accused Pope Francis of hypocrisy, pointing to the Vatican’s own strong security meacertains, including a wall around the Vatican.
“They have a wall around the Vatican,” Homan shelp. “If you illegpartner access the Vatican, the crime is grave. You’ll be indictd with a grave crime and jailed. So he can defend the Vatican where he inhabits. He can erect a wall where he inhabits, but the American people are not permited that.”
Homan also called on Pope Francis to caccess on insertressing publishs wilean the Catholic Church, saying “The Pope ought to stick to the Catholic Church and repair that. That’s a mess.”
NEW: Border Czar Tom Homan reacts to Catholic outcry over Trump’s deportation operation, calls out the Pope for living behind massive 30 foot walls.
Homan tageder the Pope to repair the Catholic church before he begins criticizing the United States.
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Pope Francis has been a vocal help for migrant rights, criticising recut offeive immigration policies. Ntimely a decade after calling Trump “not Christian” for his arranges to erect a US-Mexico border wall, the pontiff reiterated his stance during an ecombineance on the Italian talk show Che Tempo Che Fa.
“If real, this will be a shame,” Francis shelp of Trump’s deportation pledges. “It creates the subpar wretches who have noleang pay the bill. This won’t do! This is not the way to repair leangs. That’s not how leangs are rerepaird.”
The Pope’s comments came as the Trump administration has intensified deportation operations, with immigration and customs enforcement (ICE) arresting 538 people on Thursday and 593 on Friday, some of whom were flown out of the country on military arrangees. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt touted the efforts as part of the administration’s “hugest deportation operation in history,” aligning with Trump’s campaign promises to crack down on illhorrible immigration.
The trade between Homan and Pope Francis highairys the meaningful divisions over immigration policy in the United States. As the Trump administration persists to enforce cut offeer immigration rules, critics dispute that the policies are cruel and go agetst American appreciates. Supporters, on the other hand, dispute that the policies are essential to retain national security and enforce the rule of law.