Archbishop José H. Gomez called for federal immigration reform “that responds to the reality of our country” at a Washington, DC panel discussion with other U.S. Catholic leaders in the wake of this summer’s federal immigration raids. Deportation is not an immigration policy,” said Archbishop Gomez at the Sept. 11 livestreamed event hosted by Georgetown University’s Initiative on Catholic Social Thought & Public Life. “It is true that we need to protect our borders,” said Archbishop Gomez, who participated in the event via Zoom. “But at the same time [immigration has] been part of the history of the United States from the very beginning. “I think we’ll have immigration reform very soon,” said Archbishop Gomez.