Following Pope Leo's lead, Tennessee bishops lambast Trump’s immigration raids

Deep-red Tennessee’s three Catholic bishops have broken with the MAGA chorus, casting the latest Trump administration raids on immigrants as a moral crisis – echoing the new pope’s call for dignity.

Earlier this month, the Catholic bishops of Nashville, Memphis, and Knoxville issued a rare joint statement condemning a recent ICE enforcement sweep in Nashville.

Of the nearly 200 people arrested, they noted that “perhaps as many as 100” had no criminal record — a staggering figure that captured national attention. In response, the bishops relieved imm…