Bishop Sietz Claims Trump Waging War On The Poor

Hundreds of El Pasoans, including many from different religious denominations, received a message of mercy, compassion and camaraderie from religious leaders who gathered and marched for migrants Monday night.

The speakers, led by El Paso Catholic Bishop Mark Seitz, said this was the time to step up and speak out to elected leaders at the local, state and national levels against deportation in this moment of trial for the United States of America.

What started as a rally at San Jacinto Plaza continued onto the streets as loud and colorful matachines led a march that extended several blocks for the half-mile trek to Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 602 S. Oregon St., in Segundo Barrio. A line of bishops stretched across the width of the street.
An interfaith group, including Catholic bishops from the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Central America, march through downtown El Paso in support of migrants, March 24, 2025. (Corrie Boudreaux/El Paso Matters)

In the church, Seitz told the standing room-only crowd that the Trump administration was leading a war on the poor, and that an attack on immigrants is an attack on the family of God. He added that this was not a time for neighbors to be cowed or intimidated.

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TAKE ACTION: Contact Bishop Seitz at 915-872-8419 or officeofthebishop@elpasodiocese.org and tell him to get out of the business of trafficking illegal aliens.