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Trump's Immigration Deportations Voted 'Morally Repugnant' by Senior US Catholic Leader
Senior US Catholic leader describes Trump administration's immigration crackdown as 'morally repugnant', criticizing the rounding up and deportation of immigrants.
The head of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops, Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz, criticized President Trump's immigration policies in a statement released on December 14, 2020, calling them 'morally repugnant'. Kurtz stated that they were carried out with 'the dignity and respect owed to all human beings.' He described the enforcement actions taken by the administration as 'inhumane' due to their targeting of undocumented immigrants.
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