The Supreme Pontiff addressed the issue during an interview given the day before to Fabio Fazio, host of the program Che tempo che fa (How is the Weather?), on the Italian television channel Nove (Nine), and noted that this plan of the new American president “is not fair”, because “this is not how things are resolved”.
In his remarks to that television news program, in response to a question from Fazio about Trump’s purpose of lashing out at irregular immigrants, Francis noted that “this, if true, is a shame because it makes the poor miserable who have nothing pay the price of imbalance.”
Last Friday, Thomas Homan, appointed to lead immigration and border security policies in the new US administration, confirmed that operations to detain and expel undocumented immigrants from the country, will begin immediately after the inauguration of Trump.
In mid-2024, the Holy Father warned that “there are those who work systematically and with all means to reject migrants” and asserted that “this, when done with conscience and responsibility, is a grave sin”.
During a general audience, granted on Wednesday, August 28, 2024, the Bishop of Rome reiterated the need for “a global governance of migration based on justice, fraternity and solidarity” and added that “militarization of borders” will never be a solution.
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