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November 14, 2025

US Bishops Condemn "Dehumanizing Rhetoric and VIolence" of Trump's Mass Deportation Campaign
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The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has rebuked the Trump
administration over its mass deportation policies, calling for an end to
what it called, "dehumanizing rhetoric and violence." The bishops issued
their statement after a nearly unanimous vote at their annual fall
meeting in Baltimore. This is the conference's general secretary, Rev.
Michael JK Fuller.

Rev. Michael JK Fuller: "In cities across the United States, our migrant
brothers and sisters, many of them our fellow Catholics, face a culture
of fear, hesitant to leave their homes and even to attend church for
fear of being randomly harassed or detained. Holy Father, please know
that the bishops of the United States, united in our concern, will
continue to stand with migrants and defend everyone's right to worship
free from intimidation."

At the same meeting, US bishops voted in favor of a ban on
gender-affirming care for transgender patients at Catholic hospitals.


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