Border czar Tom Homan slams Catholic Church, says a 'secure border saves lives'

"The Catholic Church is wrong," Homan said. "I'm sorry. I'm a lifelong Catholic. I'm saying it not only as a border czar - I'll say it as a Catholic. They need to spend time fixing the Catholic Church, in my opinion."

Homan urged the Church to "fix itself" before criticizing U.S. immigration policy and accused faith leaders of hypocrisy, noting that the Vatican imposes harsh penalties for trespassing on its grounds.

"So, according to them, the message we should send to the whole world is that if you cross the border illegally, which is a crime, don't worry about it," Homan said.

Homan said the Trump administration's immigration policy "saves lives" and is more humane than the Biden administration's approach.

"Secure border saves lives. I wish the Catholic Church would understand that," Homan said. 

"We have a right to secure our borders, just like they have a right to secure their facility. You can't enter their facility without getting arrested. The penalties for entering their facility are much worse than ours."

Homan added that the U.S. has "the most secure border in the history of this nation" because of strict enforcement under ICE.