Pope Francis criticized the deportation of the president of the United States, Donald Trump, of undocumented immigrants in a letter to US bishops, urged Catholics and others to “not yield to narratives that discriminate and cause unnecessary suffering to our brothers and sisters migrants and refugees. “
The 88 -year -old Argentine has constantly defended the rights of migrants during his leadership, encouraging world leaders to show more compassion for those fleeing poverty or violence.
“I have closely followed the main crisis that takes place in the United States with the beginning of a mass deportation program,” said the letter.
In addition, Pope said: “The right of a nation to defend themselves and keep communities safe from those who have committed violent or serious crimes while they are in the country or before arrival.”
But he declared that “the act of deporting people who in many cases have left their own land for reasons of extreme poverty, insecurity, exploitation, persecution or a serious deterioration of the environment damages the dignity of many men and women and whole families .
The deportation “places them in a state of particular vulnerability and helpless,” he wrote.
Francis had warned when Trump returned to the White House last month that his promise to carry out the largest deportation campaign in the history of the United States, expel millions of undocumented immigrants, would be a “calamity.”
“This is not a minor problem: an authentic rule of law is verified precisely in the decent treatment that all people deserve, especially the poorest and most marginalized,” he wrote more in the letter.
He also added: “This does not prevent the development of a policy that regulates ordered and legal migration. However, this development cannot arise through the privilege of some and the sacrifice of others. “
Finally, he appreciated the work done by the Catholic clergy with refugees and migrants. “I urge all the faithful of the Catholic Church and all men and women of good will, do not give in to the narratives that discriminate and cause unnecessary suffering to our migrant brothers and sisters,” he wrote.
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