Vice President J.D. Vance, a practicing Catholic, criticized his church’s U.S. bishops for not having been “a good partner in commonsense immigration enforcement” and for worrying more “about their bottom line” than humanitarian concerns.

President Donald Trump’s Department of Homeland Security last week issued a directive rescinding the Biden administration’s 2021 guidelines for Immigrations and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection regarding “sensitive” areas, which include such places as schools, hospitals, and churches.

“Criminals will no longer be able to hide in America’s schools and churches to avoid arrest. The Trump Administration will not tie the hands of our brave law enforcement, and instead trusts them to use common sense,” read a statement attributed to a DHS spokesperson.

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