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Pope Francis on Tuesday issued a major rebuke of the Trump administration’s plans for the mass deportations of migrants, stressing that the forceful removal of people simply for their immigration status deprives them of their inherent dignity and "will end badly."Francis wrote a letter to U.S. bishops in which he appeared to criticize Vice President JD Vance's religious argument in defense of the deportation policies.U.S. border czar Tom Homan responded to the pope, saying that the Vatican is a city-state surrounded by walls and that Francis should leave immigration enforcement to him. Homan, a Catholic, also said Francis should focus

A coalition of 27 Christian and Jewish groups representing millions of Americans filed a lawsuit Tuesday challenging a Trump administration action allowing federal immigration enforcement to make arrests in places of worship.The federal lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Washington, was brought on behalf of a range of religious groups, including the Episcopal Church, the Union for Reform Judaism, the Mennonites and Unitarian Universalists.The lawsuit challenges an order by President Donald Trump that reversed a Biden administration policy barring agents from arresting illegal migrants in sensitive places like churches, schools and hospitals.According to the lawsuit, Trump's new policy has

Canada appointed a fentanyl czar on Tuesday in accordance with a deal made with U.S. President Donald Trump to avoid additional tariffs on Canadian imports.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau chose Kevin Brosseau, who spent decades with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, for the position aimed at working with the U.S. to "detect, disrupt and dismantle" the fentanyl trade. His appointment is effective immediately.Brosseau has extensive law enforcement experience, having served as deputy commissioner and the commanding officer in Manitoba during his career as a Mountie. He most recently worked with Trudeau as his deputy national security and intelligence advisor."Mr. Brosseau navigated

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Tuesday that Marc Fogel, an American who had been detained in Russia since 2021, was released because the U.S. has a "strong president" in President Donald Trump.Rubio made the comments during an appearance on Fox News' "Hannity.""We have a great team here … but none of this is possible without President Trump," Rubio said. "This is the 10th American that has come home after being detained somewhere overseas in just three weeks. And for the White House, it's an extraordinary achievement. This is what happens when you have a strong president.""Look, anytime an American

The third time was the charm for Monty the Giant Schanuzer at the 149th edition of the Westminster Dog Show at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday night.This year the competition was stiff with seven competitors representing their breeds and Monty the Giant Schnauzer took away the win in the Working Group for the third consecutive year.This was, however, was Monty’s first time being named Best in Show and the first time the Working Group had won the Westminster Dog Show since 2004. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMAfter being sequestered for the first two days of the competition, judge

Aaron Rodgers' time in a New York Jets uniform could soon come to an end. It is "unlikely" the Jets will "move forward" with the four-time NFL MVP quarterback, FOX Sports reported earlier this week.The report on Rodgers' future surfaced shortly after the Jets brought in Aaron Glenn as the team's next head coach and named Darren Mougey the general manager. Rodgers and the Jets divorcing could be a sign that Gang Green wants to go into the offseason with a clean slate.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMIf Rodgers' stint in New York does officially reach an endpoint

As one American hostage makes his return to the U.S. on Tuesday night, another is expected to be released on Wednesday.Special Envoy for Hostages Adam Boehler said during an interview with CNN on Tuesday that, "We have another American coming in ."AMERICAN MARC FOGEL RELEASED FROM RUSSIAN CUSTODYBoehler appeared on CNN with Secretary of State Marco Rubio, though neither guest would say who the hostage was or where they were located.The news came as an American teacher who was detained by Russia, Marc Fogel, was making his return to the U.S., and was set to meet with President Donald Trump at

FIRST ON FOX: The daily average number of known gotaways — illegal migrants who successfully entered the U.S. without apprehension — at the southern border since the beginning of February has plummeted to just 132 per day, down 93% from the highest numbers when former President Joe Biden was in office, according to a senior Department of Homeland Security (DHS) source.During the Biden administration, Fox News submitted a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) for FY 2023 statistics and learned there were 670,674 known gotaways recorded that year, a jaw-dropping average of more