Trump’s Border Czar Says He’ll “Educate” Pope Leo XIV on Catholic Teaching

Homan argues Leo XIV is wrong on deportations — and says his Catholic grade school education in the 1960s qualifies him to explain the faith’s “always pro–law enforcement” stance.

Feb 25, 2026

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In an interview on Wednesday, Tom Homan — the White House official overseeing Trump’s hardline immigration agenda — scoffed at Pope Leo XIV’s critiques of mass deportations.

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