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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Nicole Winfield

El Paso bishop brings Pope Leo XIV desperate letters from migrants in crosshairs of US crackdown

Vatican US Immigration - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

The Texas bishop on the front lines of the U.S. immigration crackdown met Wednesday with Pope Leo XIV and brought him a packet of letters from immigrant families “terrorized” by fear that they and their loved ones will be rounded up and deported as the Trump administration's tactics grow increasingly combative.

El Paso Bishop Mark Seitz also showed Leo a video detailing the plight of migrants, and told The Associated Press afterward that Leo vowed to “stand with” them and the Catholic leaders who are trying to help them.

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