US EditionICE raids and their uncertainty scare off workers and baffle businesses
- Immigration and Customs Enforcement began raids over a week ago targeting undocumented workers at Los Angeles businesses and markets, causing disruptions.
- These raids follow President Trump's social media pledge for the largest mass deportation program focused on criminals violating U.S. immigration laws and led to widespread immigrant fear.
- Business owners like Mr. Ibarra report drastically fewer customers, empty markets, early closures, and spoiled goods as workers stay home to avoid enforcement actions.
- Mr. Ibarra said, "It's pretty much a ghost town," and warned, "We can only last so long like this," reflecting severe financial strain.
- Experts urge companies to prepare clear protocols, offer legal support, and address employee stress amid continuing uncertainty and community fear of deportation.
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Farmers, ranchers, and hotel and restaurant managers breathed a sigh of relief last week when President Donald Trump ordered a pause in immigration raids that were crippling those industries and driving away foreign-born workers.
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Trump’s Immigration Enforcer Crows About Winning Round-Ups Feud
Border czar Tom Homan has doubled down on ICE raids taking place on farms, telling the agriculture sector there’s “a right way and wrong way” to hire staff. The Trump administration last week paused deporting undocumented farm workers, in part after Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins personally lobbied the president about the potential impact on farmers who often rely heavily on undocumented workers. Mexican migrant workers harvest organic par…
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From San Diego to the Bay Area, California restaurants are on edge over immigration raids
In summary Some food trucks, farmers markets and small restaurants are temporarily closed, while others are shielding workers and raising funds to help. Brandon Mejia usually spends his weekends conducting a symphony of vendors serving pupusas, huaraches and an array of tacos at his two weekly 909Tacolandia pop-up events. Half food festival, half swap meet, the events draw 100-plus vendors a week in Pomona and San Bernardino. They offer a way to…
Uncertainty Over ICE Raids Disrupts Workforce, Businesses
Farmers, ranchers, and hospitality industry leaders welcomed President Donald Trump’s pause on immigration raids, which had led to workforce disruptions and concerns among foreign-born employees. “There was finally a sense of calm,’’ said Rebecca Shi, CEO of the American Business Immigration Coalition. That respite didn’t last long. On Wednesday, Assistant Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security Tricia McLaughlin declared, “There will b…
ICE raids and immigration crackdowns are creating anxiety in the workplace. Here’s how business leaders can talk about it with employees
President Donald Trump’s immigrant deportation efforts have escalated dramatically over the past few weeks, setting workers on edge and stirring up fear in workplaces across the U.S. From Los Angeles to Texas and Florida, agents from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) have shown up at businesses to check for undocumented workers and make arrests. Trump wrote in a social media post on Sunday that ICE agents would “do all in their…
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