'No safe spaces': ICE raids will target farms and hotels despite Trump's vow [View all]

Source: Raw Story

June 16, 2025 11:47PM ET


The Department of Homeland Security on Monday reversed internal guidance that would have shielded farms, hotels and restaurants from workplace immigration raids – a sharp contrast to President Donald Trump’s recent suggestion that he was sympathetic to concerns from agricultural and hospitality industries.

ICE agents were told in an agency-wide call Monday to continue workplace enforcement operations at agricultural businesses, hotels and restaurants, the Washington Post reported, citing multiple officials familiar with the directive.

The reversal is a clear indication of Trump’s intent to charge ahead with his promise to launch the largest mass deportation effort in U.S. history – even as business leaders plead for relief and warn of labor shortages.

“There will be no safe spaces for industries who harbor violent criminals or purposely try to undermine ICE’s efforts,” Tricia McLaughlin, a DHS assistant secretary for DHS, told the Post Monday. “Worksite enforcement remains a cornerstone of our efforts to safeguard public safety, national security and economic stability.”

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