US government under Trump: Churches defend themselves against deportation policy!

US government under Trump: Churches defend themselves against deportation policy!

Bogota, Kolumbien - Bogotá, 03.03.2025-The Catholic Church in Latin America has practiced sharp criticism of the restrictive migration policy of the US government under President Donald Trump. In an urgent letter from the Latin American Bishop Council (Celam) to Archbishop Timothy Broglio, the chairman of the US Bishops' Conference, the bishops express the concerns of thousands of affected families who feel thousands of their future. "Fear took them and threw a shadow to the land of freedom and trust in God," they warn. The bishops emphasized that the cultural identity of the United States is based on five centuries of migration. Much of the migrants leaves its home countries due to violence and lack of prospects to look for a more worthy life in the United States, Kathpress.at reported.

as a result of the intensified migration policy, religious resistance is also formed. Several church representatives, including the Jesuit priest Michael Schöpf, have filed lawsuits to take action against Trump's measures. The abolition of a regulation from 2011, which prevented immigration authorities from working in “sensitive places” such as churches or schools, is particularly concerned about. Bishop W. In it Moore from the Ame Church expressed the fear that "surprising raids in our churches" could endanger the parishioners, especially People of Color, as reported on Vaticannews.Va.

Litigation against Trump's practice

The complaints supported by more than 20 religious communities argue that Trump's politics endangers the constitutional right to freedom of religion. The Catholic Church also turned to a US refugee program in its own procedure against a financing stop imposed. This stop is considered illegal because it prevents the Church from fulfilling its humanitarian mission and continuing important programs. "The Catholic Church is always committed to the common good," said Broglio, while the impending decommissioning of aid projects could continue to complicate the Situation for migrants.

The American Cardinal Blaise Cupich reacted with satisfaction to the letter from Pope Francis, who became unusually clear in his criticism of deportation policy. The US bishops now urgently demand legislative measures to protect and ensure the rights of migrants and ensure that nobody has to live in fear, such as democrats underline in the congress. Such aspirations are based on the support of over 580 organizations that work together for a ban on police operations nearby sensitive places.