At the end of a long week dominated by the Trump administration’s anti-immigration crackdown—and nationwide protests mounted in response to targeted Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids—the president has suddenly reversed course.
In a truly stunning about-face, TheNew York Times reports that Trump has instructed ICE officials to pause any raids on the agriculture and hospitality industries. It’s a move that suggests the president’s hardline stance was costing him support in key industries, and with constituents he does not want to lose.
According to a report from the Economic Research Service, 42 percent of crop farmworkers in the U.S. hold no work authorization, firmly placing the industry in the Trump administration’s crosshairs.
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