JD Vance Has Blistering Response for Catholic Bishops Who Criticized ICE Raids in Churches
Ryan King, New York Post, January 26, 2025
Vice President JD Vance fired back at the US Conference of Catholic Bishops over its denunciation of the Trump administration rule change allowing ICE raids in churches and schools.
Last week, the religious group slammed the move for “turning places of care, healing, and solace into places of fear and uncertainty for those in need” and warned that it endangers “the trust between pastors” and “the people they serve.”
“As a practicing Catholic, I was actually heartbroken by that statement,” Vance, 40, told CBS News’ “Face the Nation” in an interview that aired Sunday.
“I think that the US Conference of Catholic Bishops needs to actually look in the mirror a little bit and recognize that when they receive over $100 million to help resettle illegal immigrants. Are they worried about humanitarian concerns? Or are they actually worried about their bottom line?” he asked.
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Moderator Margaret Brennan pressed Vance about whether the US Conference of Catholic Bishops is “actively hiding criminals from law enforcement,” but the vice president was evasive.
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Brennan also pressed Vance about whether the hardline immigration policy would have a chilling effect that could make parents reluctant to send their children to school.
“I desperately hope it has a chilling effect,” he shot back, “on illegal immigrants coming into our country.”
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Vance, in his CBS interview, also asserted that the administration has “empowered law enforcement to enforce the law everywhere, to protect Americans.”
“This is a very unique country, and it was founded by some immigrants and some settlers. But just because we were founded by immigrants, doesn’t mean that 240 years later that we have to have the dumbest immigration policy in the world,” he stressed.
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