US EditionTrump Immigration Crackdown Hits Hiccup with Farmworker Conundrum
- On June 24, 2025, President Donald Trump authorized immigration enforcement actions focused on workers in the agricultural sector across various regions of the United States.
- This decision followed a reversal on June 16 of prior Department of Homeland Security guidance to pause enforcement at farms, hotels, and restaurants.
- The raids caused labor shortages, including at a New Mexico dairy reduced from 55 to 20 workers, and many migrant workers avoided orchards in Washington state.
- Estrada cautioned that cutting the workforce by half would place significant strain on the remaining employees and predicted that consumers would face a shock due to rising food prices.
- The enforcement strategy strained food production, disrupted supply chains, and underscored a broader need for permanent immigration reform to protect the agriculture sector.
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Letter: Back warm immigration message with action | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
After a series of conflicting messages on the issue of immigration crackdown at farms, hotels and restaurants, President Donald Trump again is saying he wants to shield some of these individuals “because we can’t put the farms out of business” and “don’t want to hurt people that aren’t criminals.” It’s hard to believe that those words of compassion are coming from a man who has repeatedly expressed his disdain for immigrants. In fact, he made an…
Trump immigration crackdown hits hiccup with farmworker conundrum
Mixed messaging and the risk of overreach is threatening to undercut President Trump on what has so far been arguably his strongest political issue: immigration. Trump has delighted his supporters in the first five months of his second term, aggressively following through on his pledge to ramp up deportations, crack down on border crossings and…
Concerns raised in Pa. over ICE raids on farms • Pennsylvania Capital-Star
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrest a man from Venezuela in Miami in February after a wire fraud conviction. (Courtesy of Miami ICE Enforcement & Removal Operations office) As U.S. Immigration and Customs and Enforcement (ICE) conducts raids on farms at the direction of the Trump administration, some lawmakers and agricultural organizations in Pennsylvania are criticizing the effort. “This move could have devastating consequen…
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The Indiana Gazette OnlineConcerns raised in Pa. over ICE raids on farms
The head of Pennsylvania’s Farm Bureau says the policy “could have devastating consequences for our nation’s food security.”
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