Vice President JD Vance blasted the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops condemnation of the Trump administration’s recent actions on immigration, saying the church might be more concerned with “their bottom line” than humanitarian causes.
On “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” the Vice President, in his first interview since being sworn in on Jan. 20, said several orders targeting immigration were enacted under President Trump to fulfill the promises made during his campaign.
Hours after the inauguration, the Trump administration revoked a policy that prohibited arrests by U.S. immigration agents at or near schools, places of worship and other places deemed to be “sensitive locations.”
Vance said Saturday that the order — along with several other immigration actions — empowers “law enforcement to enforce the law everywhere, to protect Americans.” The Trump administration issued roughly 200 executive actions during their first days in office, including denying birthright citizenship to the children of unauthorized immigrants and temporary visa holders — which has several legal challenges. His other …