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riversedge

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4. "It was just four days ago that ICE leadership sent a memo directing agents to "hold on all worksite enforcement.."
Tue Jun 17, 2025, 07:33 AM
Jun 2025

It is the workers---and owners of these businesses that are caught in the middle.


............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.”

It was just four days ago that ICE leadership sent a memo directing agents to “hold on all worksite enforcement investigations/operations on agriculture (including aquaculture and meat packing plants), restaurants and operating hotels.” That move came hours after Trump posted to his Truth Social account that “changes are coming” to help “protect our Farmers.”

“Trump had been pulled in two directions on the issue, recently coming under pressure from executives in the agriculture and hospitality industries to loosen up on a sweeping deportation policy that was costing them migrant workers,” according to the Post.

But a White House official said last week that no policy changes were being considered. In a subsequent Truth Social post, Trump reversed course, writing that ICE should “do all in their power” to deliver on his deportation agenda. ....................

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Wait till they hit the carnival workers. yourout Jun 2025 #1
TACO! Ray Bruns Jun 2025 #2
LIAR ! Again. And Flip-Flopper. No Lie is final. Captain Zero Jun 2025 #14
It's a Double TACO...! regnaD kciN Jun 2025 #27
TACO folded, then it became a quesadilla n/t AntiFascist Jun 2025 #28
I wonder if anyone has called their tip line to report Trump hotels and golf resorts? tanyev Jun 2025 #3
"It was just four days ago that ICE leadership sent a memo directing agents to "hold on all worksite enforcement.." riversedge Jun 2025 #4
Have any of these people been found to be violent criminals yet? travelingthrulife Jun 2025 #7
Violent criminals are picking oranges, Bayard Jun 2025 #20
TACO! And Stephen Miller is now obviously running DHS. Ray Bruns Jun 2025 #19
This is so obviously Stephen Miller. slightlv Jun 2025 #23
I'd say he's become the shadow POTUS... regnaD kciN Jun 2025 #26
One of the questions Sen. Padilla was trying to ask was, "how many of these violent criminals Jack Valentino Jun 2025 #33
Oh, Kristi, you foolish girl. mwmisses4289 Jun 2025 #5
Who's in charge? Blues Heron Jun 2025 #6
sure as hell ain't the president markie Jun 2025 #9
More truth to this than one want to acknowledge. republianmushroom Jun 2025 #18
I opine Miller with a strong helping of bannon. slightlv Jun 2025 #24
I agree. I told my wife as soon as little Stevie Wormtongue could whisper in Trump's ear rsdsharp Jun 2025 #25
No doubt TSF's shift in policy... Trueblue Texan Jun 2025 #8
Maybe Don Jr. & Eric whined to him that a lot of long-time staff had disappeared tanyev Jun 2025 #11
Allows them to target specific regions with vengeance in mind. Like California. Auggie Jun 2025 #10
And those places (especially in the Central Valley) BumRushDaShow Jun 2025 #12
Yes. But they can target individual farms, farmers and producers. Auggie Jun 2025 #13
Yep. It's all just a setup and Shakedown for TACO. Captain Zero Jun 2025 #15
I expect many of the (D)-leaners BumRushDaShow Jun 2025 #16
Yeah, more or less. There are exceptions: billionaire farmer Stewart Resnick, owner of Wonderful Brands ... Auggie Jun 2025 #21
We shall see who controls the beast. republianmushroom Jun 2025 #17
Yeah right, murderers and rapists like picking crops and milking cattle. twodogsbarking Jun 2025 #22
This message was self-deleted by its author Omaha Steve Jun 2025 #29
Everything he says is a lie Akakoji Jun 2025 #30
Did anyone wake up Old Man Trump and tell him about this? RVN VET71 Jun 2025 #31
The "violent criminals" are in the White House. live love laugh Jun 2025 #32
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