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Trump allows more foreign ag workers, eases off ICE raids on farms
The administration expects to issue 119,000 more H-2A visas and has eased rules while ICE limits farm raids to address labor shortages and food costs.
- Last month, the Trump administration eased the federal H-2A visa program to help farmers and ranchers employ guest workers, and the Department of Homeland Security will speed H-2A approvals, the agency said.
- With rising food costs, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said farm labor shortages threaten supply, though officials stress the goal of an all-American workforce and eventual automation.
- The government issues about 420,000 H-2A visas annually in fruit-and-vegetable states, and the new rule lowers wage guidelines while allowing housing charges, sparking opposition from the United Farm Workers.
- ICE appears to be refraining from farm raids in recent months, while North Carolina growers expect lower labor costs and statewide savings that could make some crops profitable, according to the North Carolina Growers Association and economist Jeffrey Dorfman.
- The government expects additional visas to be issued under the new H-2A rule, and past administrations' enforcement patterns quietly de-emphasized farm enforcement.
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