DHS says workplace enforcement will continue amid mixed messaging
Messaging around the Trump administration’s stance on workplace operations on farms, hotels, and restaurants remains mixed days after ICE was told to ramp them down.
"There will be no safe spaces for industries who harbor violent criminals or purposely try to undermine ICE’s efforts," a new Department of Homeland Security statement said.
DHS did not respond to questions regarding reports about a possible reversal of the policy announced just days ago.
“Worksite enforcement remains a cornerstone of our efforts to safeguard 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,” said DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin.
It comes as Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins told President Donald Trump that conducting enforcement operations at farms and agriculture worksites could deter migrants from showing up to work, sources told ABC News.

The secretary said in a statement over the weekend that she fully supports “President Trump’s America First immigration agenda as stated in his campaign, starting with strong border security and deportations of EVERY illegal alien. This agenda is essential to fixing a broken farm-labor economy and restoring integrity to the American workforce.”
--ABC News' Luke Barr, Armando Garcia






