Border czar says he wishes Pope would stay out of immigration despite Catholicism’s long history of missions

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsBorder czar says he wishes Pope would stay out of immigration despite Catholicism’s long history of missionsTom Homan, a self-described ‘lifelong Catholic,’ becomes latest member of administration to feud with Vatican, accusing the church of having no understanding of the realities of border securityJoe Sommerlad Wednesday 15 April 2026 17:17 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2958264","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/tom-homan-pope-leo-trump-b2958264.html","title":"Border czar says he wishes Pope Leo XIV would stay out of politics"}}CloseA timeline of Trump and Pope Leo's escalating feud over Iran warSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSo...