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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Joe Sommerlad

Border czar says he wishes Pope would stay out of immigration despite Catholicism’s long history of missions

Tom Homan, the man charged with masterminding President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown, has called on Pope Leo XIV to “just stay out” of political matters.

“Look, I’m not gonna speak for the president,” Homan told reporters gathered outside the White House Tuesday. “I’m speaking for myself, a lifelong Catholic. I wish they would stay out of immigration if they don’t know what they’re talking about.”

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