Tom Homan dismissed the idea that immigration officers are raiding churches.
Asked about a Catholic bishop in California who told illegal immigrants they no longer have to go to Sunday mass, White House Border Czar Tom Homan did not mince words.
“This is BS,” he told The Daily Wire in response to news that San Bernardino Bishop Alberto Rojas issued a decree on July 8 dispensing those in his diocese from attending Mass “due to potential immigration enforcement actions by civil authorities” if they have “genuine fear of immigration enforcement actions.” His dispensation is in effect until “such time as this decree is revoked or amended.”
The bishop was referring to President Donald Trump’s immigration actions, which include ICE raids throughout the country. Rojas stated that he is “guided by the Church’s mission to care for the spiritual welfare of all entrusted to my care, particularly those who face fear or hardship.”
Homan dismissed the announcement, saying, “I do not know of a single incident of a church arrest.”
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