Pope calls Trump’s migrant deportations a crisis Pope Francis delivered a sharp critique on Tuesday of US President Donald Trump’s mass deportations of undocumented migrants, calling it a “major crisis” that “damages the dignity of men and women.” In a letter to US bishops, the Pope urged Catholics and others to resist narratives that discriminate against migrants and refugees, causing them unnecessary harm. The 88-year-old Argentine pontiff, who has consistently championed the rights of migrants during his papacy, called on world leaders to show greater compassion for those fleeing poverty and...