Pope Francis slams Trump’s deportation policy

Pope Francis launched a fresh critique Tuesday of US President Donald Trump’s deportations of undocumented migrants, describing it as a “major crisis” that “damages the dignity of men and women”.

“I exhort all the faithful of the Catholic Church, and all men and women of good will, not to give in to narratives that discriminate against and cause unnecessary suffering to our migrant and refugee brothers and sisters,” he said in a letter to US bishops.

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