Pope Leo XIV called for “deep reflection” in the United States about the treatment of migrants held in detention, saying that “many people who have lived for years and years and years, never causing problems, have been deeply affected by what is going on right now.” Leo underlined that scripture emphasises the question that will be posed at the end of the world: “How did you receive the foreigner, did you receive him and welcome him, or not? I think there is a deep reflection that needs to be made about what is happening.” He said “the spiritual rights of people who have been detained should also be considered,’ and he called on authorities to allow pastoral workers access to the detained migrants. “Many times they’ve been separated from their families” Leo said.