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Trump allows more foreign ag workers, eases off ICE raids on farms
The Trump administration expects to issue 119,000 more H-2A visas to address farm labor shortages while ICE limits agricultural raids to protect food production.
- The Trump administration last month revised the H-2A visa program to speed DHS approvals, with the government expecting an additional 119,000 visas, according to recent months.
- Farmers welcomed the change because Jeffrey Dorfman said it acknowledges the need for foreign labor in food production, reflecting grower support for easier guest-worker hiring.
- The rule reduces wages and allows employers to charge for housing, with North Carolina at $11.09 and California at $13.45 for unskilled workers, while United Farm Workers opposes these cuts.
- In recent months, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has refrained from most farm raids though targeted operations persisted, including a June raid on a New Mexico dairy and arrests at a Northern California onion farm.
- The shift conflicts with the Agriculture Secretary's July pledge of a '100% American workforce,' as officials cite automation and H-2A visa concentration in fruit-and-vegetable states.
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