Vice President J.D. Vance sharply criticized the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in a television interview that aired Jan. 26 for the bishops' condemnation of President Donald Trump's recent immigration enforcement policies, suggesting that the concerns were motivated by financial interests.
In a heated exchange on CBS's Face the Nation, Vance defended the Trump administration's decision to empower Immigration and Customs Enforcement to conduct operations in sensitive locations, including schools and churches.
Vance was responding to questions about the bishops' conference Jan. 22 statement condemning Trump's orders on immigration, describing them as "deeply troubling" because they "will have negative consequences."
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