U.S. Roman Catholic bishops delivered a "special pastoral message on immigration" on Wednesday, raising "our concern here for immigrants."

Why it matters: Although it doesn't mention President Trump by name, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' (USCCB) message marks a rare public reproach of his immigration policies. • Trump's hardline approach to immigration during his second term has seen illegal crossings at the U.S. borders plummet to their lowest point in decades, but his administration's aggressive arrest and deportation goals have been criticized by Christian leaders, Democrats and others. • The USCCB notes in a statement accompanying the message that it's the first time in 12 years that this "particularly urgent way of speaking as a body of bishops" has been invoked.

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