The official X account of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is amplifying a new recruiting video titled “For God & County.” The one-minute video features footage of heavily armed DHS, ICE and CBP agents at night searching for and arresting people on the streets of America, and the song ‘Jesus Walks,’ which begins with lyrics: “We have war with terrorism, racism, but most of all we have war with ourselves.”
As seen below, DHS added a biblical quote: “Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness”. – Isaiah 41:10″
“Thou shalt not oppress a stranger: for ye know the heart of a stranger, seeing ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.” – Exodus 23:9. https://t.co/jvdGcoQYSC
— James Martin, SJ (@JamesMartinSJ) November 22, 2025
Influential Jesuit priest Father James Martin replied with another biblical reference: “‘Thou shalt not oppress a stranger: for ye know the heart of a stranger, seeing ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.’ – Exodus 23:9.”
Note: During the first Trump administration, Martin described the administration’s family separation policy at the U.S.-Mexico border as “insane,” “sinful,” and “close to obscene.” During this administration, Martin has argued that certain biblical references used by Trump to justify the policy were misleading.
Last week on Fox & Friends, TV personality Rachel Campos-Duffy, wife of Trump’s Secretary of Transportation and NASA Director Sean Duffy (both of whom are Catholic), reported: “HHS whistlblower [sic] who worked with unacommpanied [sic] minors who crossed our border says US Catholic bishops are ‘hypocrites’ for denouncing ICE while remaining silent over 300k lost kids, sex trafficking & child labor. Says they are just mad over losing millions in government contracts!”
HHS whistlblower who worked with unacommpanied minors who crossed our border says US Catholic bishops are “hypocrites” for denouncing ICE while remaining silent over 300k lost kids, sex trafficking & child labor. Says they are just mad over losing millions in government… pic.twitter.com/iQpvfzKMkB
— Rachel Campos-Duffy (@RCamposDuffy) November 23, 2025
On November 12, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops released a video condemning the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown and urged Americans to treat migrants humanely.
Pope Leo supported the message and said: “No one has said that the United States should have open borders. I think every country has a right to determine who and how and when people enter. But when people are living good lives, and many of them for ten, fifteen, twenty years, to treat them in in a way that is extremely disrespectful to say the least, and there’s been some violence unfortunately, I think I think that the bishops have been very clear in what they said and I think that I would just invite all people in the United States to listen to them.””