The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has rebuked the Trump administration over its mass deportation policies, calling for an end to what it called “dehumanizing rhetoric and violence.” The bishops issued their statement after a nearly unanimous vote at their annual fall meeting in Baltimore. This is the conference’s general secretary, Rev. Michael JK Fuller.

Rev. Michael JK Fuller: “In cities across the United States, our migrant brothers and sisters, many of them our fellow Catholics, face a culture of fear, hesitant to leave their homes and even to attend church for fear of being randomly harassed or detained. Holy Father, please know that the bishops of the United States, united in our concern, will continue to stand with migrants and defend everyone’s right to worship free from intimidation.”

At the same meeting, U.S. bishops voted in favor of a ban on gender-affirming care for transgender patients at Catholic hospitals.