Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have been instructed to resume workplace raids targeting hotels, restaurants, and farms after a brief pause in enforcement activity approved by the Trump administration.
The renewed directive comes as ICE faces increasing pressure to meet the administration’s ambitious target of 3,000 migrant arrests per day. The resumed operations follow a series of controversial raids in Los Angeles that drew widespread protests and public scrutiny.
Tricia McLaughlin, the Department of Homeland Security’s assistant secretary for public affairs, emphasized the administration’s commitment to broad enforcement. In a statement, she said the president had made it clear there would be “no safe spaces” for industries that either harbor violent offenders or intentionally obstruct ICE’s operations.
She added that workplace enforcement remains a central component of national immigration strategy. “These operations target illegal employment networks that undermine American workers, destabilize labor markets, and expose critical infrastructure to exploitation,” McLaughlin said.
Just days earlier, the White House had temporarily halted such raids, with President Trump acknowledging concerns raised by agricultural and hospitality industry leaders.
In a post on Thursday, Trump expressed sympathy for employers affected by the policy. “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,” he wrote.
“This is not good. We must protect our Farmers, but get the CRIMINALS OUT OF THE USA. Changes are coming!” the president added.
The decision to restart the raids signals a renewed push by the administration to increase enforcement in key sectors, despite prior concerns about the economic disruption it could cause for employers who rely heavily on immigrant labor.
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