Pope Francis sends a letter to American Bishops that criticizes the President's immigration tactics while acknowledging the Administration's points.

In a letter to American bishops, Francis leveled unusually direct criticism at the administration on an issue he has made central to his papacy.

Supporters of President Donald Trump have attacked Pope Francis after the pontiff spoke against the Republican's mass deportation plans. Newsweek has contacted the Vatican for comment via email. The fallout highlights a potential growing ideological divide between conservative Catholicism and Trump's MAGA base.

Pope Francis issued a major rebuke Tuesday to the Trump administration’s plans for mass deportations of migrants, warning that the forceful removal of people purely because of their illegal status deprives them of their inherent dignity and “will end badly.

The U.S. border czar has pushed back against Pope Francis' criticism of the U.S. mass deportation of migrants plan. Tom Homan says Francis should leave border enforcement to his office.

Pope Francis called the Trump administration's mass deportations of migrants a 'major crisis' as he warned that it 'will end badly' and accused the immigration crackdown of being 'built on the basis of force,