LA Archbishop calls out growing ICE raids, activity: ‘It’s time we start talking again’

Archbishop of Los Angeles says Trump’s crackdown on illegal immigrants ‘is punishment’

President Donald Trump’s policies on immigration “is not policy, it is punishment,” according to Los Angeles Archbishop José Gómez. Last week, Trump ordered the deployment of thousands of National Guard troops and 700 Marines to Los Angeles following sometimes violent protests stemming from his increased efforts to deport unregistered immigrants from the city. The president’s move has been opposed by both Mayor Karen Bass of Los Angeles and Cali…

LA Archbishop calls out growing ICE raids, activity: ‘It’s time we start talking again’

Jesus was an immigrant too, says Los Angeles Archbishop José H. Gomez. In his Angelus News weekly column to Catholics, the leader of the sprawling Catholic Archdiocese of L.A. took a hard stance against federal immigration enforcement, amid President Donald Trump’s ramped-up mass deportation plan. “Here in Los Angeles, I have been deeply disturbed by the reports of federal agents detaining people in public places, apparently without showing warr…

'It feels like COVID again; people are hiding': ICE raids rattle Latino parishes - Deacon Greg Kandra

This is hitting close to home. We’re seeing it here in Florida too. From Angelus: In the months since the November 2024 elections, Isaac Cuevas has gone from parish to parish saying the same things at educational workshops for immigrants. Amid concerns that the new Trump administration would toughen immigration laws and ramp up deportations, Cuevas, who works as director of immigration and public affairs for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, invit…