Vatican Official Parolin Denounces Lawful Immigration Enforcement
EWTN News reports that “Cardinal” Pietro Parolin, Secretary of State for the Vatican structures, condemned U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations in Minneapolis as “unacceptable” on January 28, 2026. Parolin aligned himself with statements from “Archbishop” Paul Coakley and “Cardinal” Joseph Tobin, who called for defunding ICE. The article frames ICE’s lawful enforcement actions—which resulted in 3,000 arrests of immigration violators—as inherently violent, omitting any theological defense of the state’s duty to uphold just laws.