Archive · 24 Dec 2025
US Bishops Oppose Trump's Immigration Policies
Pope Leo XIV has appointed new bishops in the US who are speaking out against President Trump's strict immigration policies.
These bishops believe that treating immigrants fairly is an important part of being pro-life.
They have called the policies cruel and have even joined protests and accompanied immigrants to court.
The US Vice President, JD Vance, a Catholic, supports the administration's policies, saying every country has the right to control its borders.
The bishops' appointments are seen as a lasting influence, as they can serve for many years.
Pope Leo XIV has appointed 13 new bishops in the US, 10 of whom have spoken out against Trump's immigration policies.
The bishops consider humane treatment of immigrants a key part of pro-life teachings.
New York's new Archbishop, Ronald Hicks, is a former missionary who supports the US bishops' statement against Trump's immigration crackdown.
Four of Leo's appointed bishops are immigrants themselves, with one spending most of his childhood in Mexico.
US Vice President JD Vance, a Catholic convert, defends the administration's immigration policies as humanitarian.
- Who
- Pope Leo XIV and US bishops appointed by him
- What
- Opposition to Trump's immigration policies
- When
- Recent appointments and statements
- Where
- United States
- Why
- Belief in humane treatment of immigrants and alignment with pro-life teachings
- Pope
- Leo XIV
- US Cardinal
- Robert Prevost
- Bishops Appointed by Leo
- 13
- Bishops Speaking on Immigration
- 10
- New York Archbishop
- Ronald Hicks
- Catholics in New York
- 2.8 million
- US Vice President
- JD Vance