ICE agents have been tasked to restart workplace raids targeting sectors like hotels, restaurants, and farms after the Trump administration briefly halted these activities.
Facing immense pressure to fulfill a White House target of arresting 3,000 migrants daily, ICE has stirred controversy with recent raids in Los Angeles, triggering significant protests.
“The president has been unequivocal in his stance. Industries that shelter violent offenders or intentionally oppose ICE’s initiatives will find no sanctuary,” stated Tricia McLaughlin, the assistant secretary for public affairs at the Department of Homeland Security.
“Worksite enforcement remains a cornerstone of our efforts to safe guard public safety, national security and economic stability. These operations target illegal employment networks that undermine American workers, destabilize labor markets and expose critical infrastructure to exploitation.”
The White House over the weekend suspended the raids, with President Trump backing the idea.
“Our great Farmers and people in the Hotel and Leisure business have been stating that our very aggressive policy on immigration is taking very good, long time workers away from them, with those jobs being almost impossible to replace,” the president wrote Thursday.
“This is not good. We must protect our Farmers, but get the CRIMINALS OUT OF THE USA. Changes are coming!” he added.
But Trump shifted his tune Tuesday morning, again blaming his predecessor while saying he planned to continue operations in large, often Democratic-led cities.
“We’re going to look everywhere, but I think the biggest problem is the inner cities. We’re looking everywhere. What they let into this country. What [former President] Biden let in or allowed to, I don’t think he knew what the hell he was doing, frankly, but whoever worked for him, but what they let into this country, we’re never going to forget it,” he said.
