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In reply to the discussion: 'No safe spaces': ICE raids will target farms and hotels despite Trump's vow [View all]riversedge
(79,472 posts)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 ICEs 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. ....................