Border czar Tom Homan publicly invited Pope Leo XIV to go on a ride-along with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to get the Trump administration’s perspective on border security.
Homan, 64, argued that there are very valid humanitarian reasons for securing the border and enforcing immigration law.
The Bishop of Rome has admonished the Trump administration’s immigration policies as “inhumane” and “morally indefensible.”
“I’ll sit down and talk to him, because they’re talking about something they don’t understand,” Homan said at a TurningPoint USA event on Wednesday, confirming he’d invite the pontiff on a ride-along.
“An open border is the most inhumane thing you can do,” the border honcho stressed. “When you make that promise to the whole world, the most vulnerable people will give their life’s savings to the cartels to make that dangerous journey.”
Despite Pope Leo XIV being the first American pope in the Catholic Church’s history, he has repeatedly clashed with President Trump over the war in Iran and foreign policy.
Trump, in turn, has torn into the pope as “WEAK on Crime, and terrible for Foreign Policy,” while commending his brother, Louis “Lou” Prevost, who has made conservative social media posts in the past.
The Chicago-born Holy Father recently sought to dial down tensions with Trump after making several sermons that seemed critical of him, including one where he decried the “handful of tyrants” ravaging the world, which he later denied was aimed at Trump.
“As it happens, it was looked at as if I was trying to debate the president, which is not in my interest at all,” the pope told reporters.
Vice President JD Vance, the nation’s highest-ranking Catholic, who has stood by Trump during the feud, praised the pontiff for de-escalating with those remarks about how he doesn’t want to debate the president. --->READ MORE HERE
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Homan confirmed the invitation at a Turning Point USA panel, saying he wants to explain the realities of the border
President Donald Trump’s border czar, Tom Homan, is inviting the head of the world’s largest religious group to join U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers on a ride-along in an American city.
While speaking at a Turning Point USA panel on Wednesday, Homan, who has identified himself as a "lifelong Catholic," confirmed he would like Pope Leo XIV to join federal officers for a ride-along because "They’re talking about something they don’t understand."
This comes amid an ongoing feud between the pope and the Trump administration over immigration policy and the conflict in Iran. While maintaining that "every country has a right to determine who and how and when people enter," Leo has criticized the administration’s interior immigration enforcement as "extremely disrespectful, to say the least." In response, President Donald Trump has criticized the pope as "WEAK on Crime, and terrible for Foreign Policy." Vice President JD Vance, who is also Catholic, has suggested that "in some cases it would be best for the Vatican to stick to matters of morality."
However, Homan, who oversees Trump’s border security efforts, has taken a different approach. Asked on the panel Wednesday whether he was inviting the pope to participate in a ride-along with ICE, he responded emphatically, "Yes."
"I will sit down and talk to him," he said. "Because they’re talking about something that they don’t understand."
Homan said, "I’ll explain to them what happened under the Biden administration. An open border is the most inhumane thing you can do."
He went on to rip into former President Joe Biden and former Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas over their handling of the border from 2021 to 2025. He said the previous administration used tax dollars to provide illegal immigrants with transportation, lodging, and work authorization.
"When you make that promise to the whole world, the most vulnerable people will give their life savings to the cartels to make that dangerous journey," said Homan.
"The most humane thing you can do," he said, "is secure the border."
"President Trump has illegal immigration down 96.7 percent … When 97 percent less people are coming, how many women aren’t being raped? How many children aren’t dying? How many pounds of fentanyl is not getting in to kill Americans? How many known suspected terrorists aren’t making it into the United States?" he asked. --->READ MORE HERE
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