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Pope Francis rebukes Trump administration migrant crackdown, taking direct aim at Vance

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Pope Francis issues major rebuke to U.S. mass deportation of migrants.

He says the forceful removal of people purely because of their illegal status deprives them of their inherent dignity and “will end badly” Francis has long made caring for migrants a priority of his pontificate.

The Argentine Jesuit and President Donald Trump have long sparred over migration.

Trump won 54 percent of Catholic voters in the 2024 election, a wider margin than the 50 percent in the 2020 election won by President Joe Biden , a Catholic .

On Monday , the Vatican ’s main charity Caritas International warned that millions of people could die as a result of the “ruthless” U.S. decision to “recklessly” stop USAID funding.

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70

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73

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26

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semi-formal

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English

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60

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possibly offensive

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not hateful

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short-lived

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