WATCH: Miami’s Archbishop Wenski Condemn Alligator Alcatraz

Miami Archbishop Thomas Wenski is speaking out against the recent surge in immigration arrests and deportations, as well as plans to detain migrants at Alligator Alcatraz, in the Everglades, calling both cruel and inhumane.

“We all want to make America great again, but you’re not going to make America great by making America mean,” Wenski said.

He expressed concern about the safety and conditions at the Everglades detention site.

“No matter how well secure you have the tents, in a strong storm I would think they would be hazardous. Plus the Everglades out there is very hot,” Wenski said.

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He also criticized what he called dehumanizing rhetoric surrounding the site.

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Archbishop Thomas Wenski
Archdiocese of Miami
9401 Biscayne Boulevard, Miami Shores, FL 33138
Phone: 305-757-6241
Email: kicaza@theadom.org

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