Trump’s ‘Border Czar’ Schools Catholic Church on Morality
When Trump's former acting ICE director, Tom Homan, tells the Catholic Church they are 'wrong' on mass deportations, The Hill dutifully reports it, framing it as a mere difference of opinion. What they omit is that Homan, a public figure, is criticizing an organization for upholding values enshrined in religious doctrine and international law – protections for the vulnerable. This isn't a policy
debate; it’s an attempt to normalize cruelty by attacking its moral critics. Homan's 'criticism' conveniently sidesteps the decades of bipartisan US policy that destabilized Latin American nations, fueled by economic exploitation and often violent interventions, creating the very conditions that lead to migration. The same corporate interests that profit from cheap labor at home also profit from
resource extraction abroad. Perhaps the Hill missed the memo that 'Thou shalt not expel those seeking refuge' is slightly older than the PATRIOT Act.