CNA Explains: When Is a Deportation Policy ‘Intrinsically Evil’ and When Is It Not?

CNA explains: When is a deportation policy ‘intrinsically evil’ and when is it not?

A person detained is taken to a parking lot on the far north side of the city before being transferred to an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Chicago on Oct. 31, 2025. / Credit: Jamie Kelter Davis/Getty Images Washington, D.C. Ne... [...]

CNA Explains: When Is a Deportation Policy ‘Intrinsically Evil’ and When Is It Not?

Jamie Kelter Davis A person detained is taken to a parking lot on the far north side of the city before being transferred to an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Chicago on Oct. 31, 2025. While Catholic teaching affirms human dignity and the right to migrate when necessary, debate has centered on the means of immigration policy.