DHS official justifies immigration enforcement with St. Augustine’s ‘City of God’

A man seeking asylum from Colombia is detained by federal agents as he attends his court hearing in immigration court at the Jacob K. Javitz Federal Building on Oct. 27, 2025, in New York City. / Credit: Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Nov 19, 2025 / 05:00 am (CNA). The U.S. government used Christian philosophy for its justification of immigration enforcement efforts, relying on St. Augustine’s “City of God” as validation.The “blameless poor” are different from lawbreakers when…