Thomas Wenski, archbishop of the Archdiocese of Miami
Photographer: Alfonso Duran/Bloomberg
Trump-Loathing Billionaire Teams With Archbishop to Fight Deportations
In immigrant-heavy Miami, a Cuban-born businessman and Catholic leader are leading a backlash to ICE sweeps.
For nearly 50 years, Miami Archbishop Thomas Wenski has ministered to immigrants who fear being forced to leave the US. But the unease in his community now, as President Donald Trump presses for the biggest deportation effort in US history, is unlike anything he has ever seen before.
Miami, home to large numbers of immigrants from Cuba, Haiti and Venezuela, among other countries, is a prime target of Trump’s dragnet. Thousands of people in the region could face deportation as the administration seeks to end protections for migrants from countries roiled by war or disasters.