Pope Leo XIV directly criticized President Donald Trump’s immigration policies Tuesday, arguing that they conflict with the values of the pro-life movement. Speaking with reporters, Leo said, “Someone who says, ‘I’m against abortion but I’m in favor of the death penalty’ is not really pro-life. Someone who says, ‘I’m against abortion, but I’m in agreement with the inhuman treatment of immigrants in the United States,’ I don’t know if that’s pro-life.”
His remarks followed questions about the Chicago Archdiocese’s plan to honor Sen. Dick Durbin, an Illinois Democrat who has long backed abortion rights and immigration protections. Durbin announced in April that he would retire after more than four decades in office.
At the White House on Wednesday, Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt rejected the pope’s criticism, saying, “I would reject there was inhumane treatment of illegal immigrants in the United States under this administration.” She argued instead that such abuses were more common under former President Joe Biden, citing trafficking and violence.
Pope Leo, formerly Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, has criticized Trump officials before. In February, he rebuked Vice President JD Vance for comments suggesting a biblical hierarchy of love, saying, “Jesus doesn’t ask us to rank our love for others.”
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