The Catholic Herald: U.S.C.C.B Will Fight Mass Deportation of Migrants, Says Bishop Mark Seitz of El Paso

BALTIMORE – The American Church will fight the mass deportation of migrants promised by newly-elected President Donald Trump, a bishop has said.

Bishop Mark Seitz of El Paso, chairman of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Committee on Migration said the bishops will “raise voice loudly” if threats are followed through. He told Crux, however, that the fear among undocumented immigrants is already heightened.

“Their level of fear and insecurity has been raised a great deal even before new policies come into play,” Bishop Seitz said.

“The Biden administration’s actions primarily affected those who were in the sending countries or en route, but the new administration will also focus on people who are already here.

“They’re in great danger of having their family divided, or being sent back to a place they don’t even know because they’ve grown up in the United States, so there’s a lot of insecurity right now even before the new administration enters,” he said. …

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