I found this on FaceBook, but when I tried to "share" it, they said it had been removed. the headline was a bit misleading -- they said he appointed an undocumented immigrant, but he was that long ago, but had since gotten "papers".....
I wasn't sure, so I asked Google, and this is what it said:
Based on reports from May 2026, it is true that Pope Leo XIV appointed Bishop Evelio Menjivar-Ayala—who entered the US as an undocumented immigrant from El Salvador as a teenager—to lead the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston in West Virginia. This appointment has sparked debate, particularly among critics of the Pope's immigration views and supporters of stricter enforcement. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
Key Details of the Appointment:
--Kim
BREAKING: WOW. Pope Leo enrages MAGA morons by appointing an undocumented immigrant as the next bishop for deep-red West Virginia!
In a second respectful and well-deserved major promotion announced on Friday, the Holy Father named Salvadoran immigrant Rev. Evelio Menijar-Ayala to be West Virginia’s lone Catholic bishop.
Menijar-Ayala arrived in the US as an undocumented immigrant at age 18 from El Salvador after being smuggled over the border in the trunk of a car.
He applied for and received asylum, a work permit, and later a green card, and worked his way up from a receptionist at a law firm up to later becoming a priest and now earning an appointment as bishop.
While he has certainly earned his promotion, it’s hard to see how this isn’t a politically symbolic appointment, considering Pope Leo’s fiery opposition to Donald Trump’s anti-immigrant racism and the number of Trump supporters in West Virginia.
“[Immigrants] are human beings, and we have to treat human beings in a humanitarian way and not treat them worse … than house pets or animals,” said the Pope in response to Trump's cruel deportation regime.
Now the Trump-loving Catholics of West Virginia must do some serious soul-searching and decide what’s more important to them: their relationship with God or their loyalty to Donald Trump.
Congratulations to Rev. Evelio Menijar-Ayala! He is a shining example of the joy and the good that immigrants bring to our country.
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