Overview
- Homan, speaking at a Turning Point USA panel Wednesday, confirmed he wants the pope to ride with Immigration and Customs Enforcement to see enforcement up close.
- The pope has called the administration’s immigration approach “inhumane” and has since said he does not seek a debate with the president, with the Vatican indicating no U.S. trip is planned.
- Homan argued that an open border harms vulnerable people through trafficking and deaths, and he blamed Biden-era policies for offering migrants transport, housing, and work authorization, which he framed as incentives.
- He defended President Trump’s record by claiming illegal crossings are down 96.7 percent and cited graphic cases from his career to argue tougher enforcement saves lives, presenting these as his observations.
- Trump labeled the pope “WEAK on Crime, and terrible for Foreign Policy,” JD Vance weighed in as a Catholic officeholder, and coverage split along ideological lines as right-leaning outlets highlighted the invite while left-leaning commentary derided it.