Border Czar Homan Urges Catholics to Avoid Immigration Comments

White House Border Czar Tom Homan, a lifelong Catholic, urged Catholic Church leaders on Tuesday to refrain from commenting on U.S. immigration enforcement, arguing they lack direct experience with the border's dangers. His remarks, delivered outside the White House, came amid escalating tensions between the Trump administration and the Vatican over policies aimed at securing the southern border and conducting mass deportations.

Homan, who has spent four decades in immigration enforcement, emphasized the human cost of unsecured borders. "I'm speaking for myself, a lifelong Catholic," he said. "I wish they'd stay out of immigration because they don't know what they're talking about." He recounted personal encounters, including speaking with a nine-year-old girl who had been raped multiple times and discovering 19 deceased migrants, among them a five-year-old boy who had suffocated in a tractor-trailer. "If they understood the atrocities that happen on an open border, I think their opinion would change," Homan added. He welcomed dialogue with church officials, asserting that illegal immigration "is not a victimless crime" and that President Trump's policies have created the most...