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Border czar Homan fires back at Pope Leo, explains what Vatican leaders ‘don’t know’ about immigration
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President Donald Trump’s border czar, Tom Homan, revealed that he would «welcome» a discussion with Pope Leo XIV amid the administration’s ongoing spat with the Vatican over disagreements on immigration policy and the Iran conflict.
Differing from Vice President JD Vance, who said that «in some cases it would be best for the Vatican to stick to matters of morality,» Homan said he is «open to discussion with any of them.»
Speaking to reporters outside the White House, Homan, a «lifelong Catholic,» said, «I wish they’d stay out of immigration, they don’t know what they’re talking about.»
However, Homan asserted that the pope’s opinion would change if he understood that «illegal immigration is not a victimless crime.»
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Trump administration border czar Tom Homan, right, said he would «welcome» a discussion with the Vatican about immigration policy amid the administration’s feud with the Holy See. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images; Matteo Pernaselci – Vatican Media via Vatican Pool/Getty Images)
«If they wore my shoes for 40 years, and talked to a 9-year-old girl that got raped multiple times, or stood in the back of a tractor trailer with 19 dead aliens at my feet, including a 5-year-old boy that baked to death, if they understood the atrocities that happened on the open border, I think their opinion would change,» he said.
Trump’s border czar went on to say that despite intense criticism over the president’s immigration policy, «He’s saving thousands of lives a year because he has a secure border.»
«Where President Trump had the most secure border in the lifetime of this nation, right now, lives are being saved,» he emphasized.
In light of this, Homan said, «I welcome discussion with any of them, because they don’t understand illegal immigration is not a victimless crime.»
«Human traffickers are out of business, right? The cartels are going bankrupt because of that secure border. I wish they’d understand that,» he lamented. «Because if they did, I think they’d have a different opinion.»
Fox News Digital reached out to the Holy See for comment.
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Pope Leo XIV and President Donald Trump (Christopher Furlong/Getty Images; Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
Leo has said that «no one has said that the United States should have open borders» and stressed, «I think every country has a right to determine who and how and when people enter.» However, he has also taken a critical tone of the administration’s interior immigration enforcement tactics.
«When people are living good lives, and many of them for 10, 15, 20 years, to treat them in a way that is extremely disrespectful, to say the least, and there’s been some violence, unfortunately, I think that the bishops have been very clear in what they said. I think that I would just invite all people in the United States to listen to them,» the pope has said.
Trump criticized the pope’s positions on Sunday in a scathing rebuke on Truth Social.
«Pope Leo is WEAK on Crime, and terrible for Foreign Policy,» Trump began in a lengthy post.
«Leo should get his act together as Pope, use Common Sense, stop catering to the Radical Left, and focus on being a Great Pope, not a Politician. It’s hurting him very badly and, more importantly, it’s hurting the Catholic Church,» he concluded.
Regarding the Iran conflict, Trump told reporters, «We don’t like a pope that’s going to say that it’s OK to have a nuclear weapon.»
«We don’t want a pope that says crime is OK in our cities. I don’t like it,» Trump added. «I’m not a big fan of Pope Leo. He’s a very liberal person, and he’s a man that doesn’t believe in stopping crime.»
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Pope Leo XIV met with Vice President JD Vance on May 19, 2025, in Vatican City. (Vatican Media/Vatican Pool – Corbis/Getty Images)
In response, Leo told reporters on Monday, «I have no fear of the Trump administration.»
«The things that I say are certainly not meant as attacks on anyone,» he also said, adding, «I don’t think that the message of the Gospel is meant to be abused in the way that some people are doing. I will continue to speak out loudly against war, looking to promote peace, promoting dialogue and multilateral relationships among the states to look for just solutions to problems.»
«Too many people are suffering in the world today,» Leo added. «Too many innocent people are being killed. And I think someone has to stand up and say there’s a better way.»
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For his part, Vance, who has been very vocal about his conversion to Catholicism, told Fox News’s Bret Baier Monday, «I certainly think that in some cases, it would be best for the Vatican to stick to matters of morality… and let the president of the United States stick to dictating American public policy.»
Vance, who has visited the Vatican twice as vice president, dismissed the feud, saying, «We certainly have a good relationship with the Vatican, but we’re also [going to] disagree on substantive questions from time to time. I think that’s a totally reasonable thing.»
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Trump announces peace deal with Iran, declares Strait of Hormuz will reopen: ‘Let the oil flow!’
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Fox News chief foreign correspondent Trey Yingst covers President Donald Trump’s major announcement of a peace deal with Iran. Trump’s ‘Truth Social’ post details the toll-free opening of the Strait of Hormuz and removal of the U.S. naval blockade, allowing for increased oil flow. The deal aims to bring peace to the Middle East after months of conflict.
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President Donald Trump announced Sunday that the United States and Iran have officially reached a peace agreement, marking a major diplomatic breakthrough that would reopen the Strait of Hormuz and end the U.S. naval blockade of Iranian ports.
«The Deal with the Islamic Republic of Iran is now complete,» Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social.
«Congratulations to all! I hereby fully authorize the toll free opening of the Strait of Hormuz, and, simultaneously herewith, authorize the immediate removal of the United States Naval blockade. Ships of the World, start your engines. Let the oil flow!»
Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, whose country has served as a mediator, was the first to announce the peace deal, saying a signing ceremony is scheduled to take place Friday in Switzerland.
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President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House on June 11, 2026, in Washington, D.C. (Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Trump added that the Strait of Hormuz will reopen once the parties formally sign the agreement.
«With the opening of the Strait upon the signing of the Deal on Friday, for purposes of mine removal, oil will flow on both ends again for the Region, and the World!» he said.
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President Donald Trump looks at Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif speaking in Egypt in 2025, following the signing of the first phase of the Gaza ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas. (Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters)
According to Sharif, the deal includes the termination of military operations across the region, including in Lebanon, where Iran-backed terrorist proxy Hezbollah has been engaged in conflict with Israel.
«Both sides have declared the immediate and permanent termination of military operations on all fronts, including in Lebanon,» he said.
Additional details of the agreement, including any provisions related to Iran’s nuclear program, were not immediately released.
Iran’s deputy foreign minister said talks with the United States on a final and more comprehensive agreement will take place during a 60-day ceasefire period, according to Reuters.
The outlet reported that the future of Iran’s nuclear program will be addressed in upcoming negotiations. Trump has long maintained that Iran cannot be in possession of a nuclear weapon and has repeatedly vowed to prevent Tehran from developing, acquiring or obtaining one.
Trump further praised his administration for securing the agreement.
«This Great Deal will bring Peace and Security to the whole Region,» he said. «Many presidents have tried to make Peace with Iran, and all have failed before me. The Leaders of the Region have, for the first time, found a President who can help them achieve real Peace.»
Sharif also thanked the United States and Iran for their «commitment to finding a diplomatic solution to the conflict,» as well as Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Turkey for their contributions to the mediation effort.
With the agreement now in place, mediators are expected to facilitate a series of meetings this week that could lay the groundwork for technical negotiations and the official signing ceremony, Sharif said.
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The peace deal would formally end the high-stakes conflict that began on Feb. 28, which disrupted roughly 20% of global oil shipments that pass through the Strait of Hormuz and contributed to higher energy prices worldwide.
It comes roughly one year after Israel initiated massive strikes on Iran during Operation Rising Lion. The strikes sparked a 12-day conflict between the nations before Trump ordered strikes on a trio of nuclear facilities later that same month.
Fox News’ Ashley J. DiMella and Reuters contributed to this report.
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Zelenskyy congratulates Trump on turning 80 in birthday call, vows more Ukraine peace talks at G7 on Tuesday
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A gracious Ukrainian President Volodmyr Zelenskyy spoke with President Donald Trump on the eve of the G7 Summit, he announced Sunday on X, congratulating Trump on turning 80 and vowing further peace talks in the coming days.
«I have just had a great conversation with @POTUS,» Zelenskyy wrote Sunday on X. «I congratulated President Trump on his birthday, and we have had quite a detailed discussion about many key things – peace, surely, was among them. «I wished President Trump every success, above all in his work to end Russia’s war against Ukraine.»
«I also thanked him for all the support America has been providing to Ukraine, and it does matter that we remember with gratitude every step of that support – from Javelins to Patriots,» Zelenskyy continued. «We discussed things that could help bring about peace now, and I informed the President about the latest developments on the battlefield and how our position has strengthened.»
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President Donald Trump and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy meet in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 28, 2025. (Saul Loeb/Afp)
Notably, the G7 Summit will bring direct talks between the leaders of seven major industrialized economies, including Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States.
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«We agreed that we will discuss more during our meeting at the G7 Summit,» Zelenskyy concluded. «We have some good ideas that could help advance peace and protect lives. Thank you!»
The call came as Trump turned 80 and prepared to travel early Monday moring to France for the G7, where Ukraine and Russia’s war is expected to be s major topic. Trump will participate in a working session Tuesday morning with Zelenskyy at the summit, though not necessarily a formal bilateral meeting, according to a senior administration official.
The outreach also comes as European leaders seek to keep Trump engaged on Ukraine policy and push for renewed diplomatic efforts involving Kyiv, Moscow and Europe. European officials are expected to use the G7 gathering to press Trump on a plan to restart negotiations with Russia while also preparing additional pressure on Moscow.
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Trump has hoped to have secured an Iranian peace treaty before the G7 and has long hoped his global peacemaking efforts would ultimately «end the death» in southern and eastern Ukraine, where Russia’s Vladimir Putin has sought to stake claim to large swaths of land during the ongoing war.
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