The U.S. border czar has pushed back against Pope Francis' criticism of the U.S. mass deportation of migrants plan.

Pope Francis took the remarkable step of addressing the U.S. migrant crackdown in a letter to the bishops of the United States.

In the letter, the pope said the criminalization of migrants and the mass deportations planned by the U.S. government are dangerous and called the country's current immigration policies a “major crisis.

Tom Homan, President Donald Trump’s “border czar,” responded to criticism that Pope Francis shared for the Trump administration’s immigration policy, saying he should “fix the Catholic Church.”

Pope Francis sharply criticized U.S. President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown in an unusual open letter sent to America's Catholic bishops on Tuesday. The pope, who earlier called Trump's plan to millions of migrants a "disgrace",

Supporters of President Donald Trump have attacked Pope Francis after the pontiff spoke against the Republican's mass deportation plans. Newsweek has contacted the Vatican for comment via email. The fallout highlights a potential growing ideological divide between conservative Catholicism and Trump's MAGA base.