Workplace raids will be stopped after Trump conceded that deportations are hurting agricultural and hospitality industries

The Trump administration deportation campaign is reportedly shifting its focus away from raids on the agricultural and hospitality sectors after Donald Trump conceded this week that his immigration policies are hurting the farming and hotel industries.

The New York Times reported that an internal email was sent on Thursday by Tatum King, a senior official with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice), to regional department leaders at Homeland Security Investigations, directing them to stop workplace immigration enforcement actions unless related to criminal investigations.

“Effective today, please hold on all work site enforcement investigations/operations on agriculture (including aquaculture and meat packing plants), restaurants and operating hotels,” King wrote in the guidance, according to the outlet.

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    12 hours ago

    They are idiots if they think this will get people back to work. Trump thinks in days, immigrants think in decades. No way most people at risk jeopardize their future on the promise of a liar.

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    17 hours ago

    Immigration is an unfathomably evil invasion that threatens our nations security and our sovereignty and [blah blah fascist claptrap blah…]

    … unless The Economy says no, then nevermind.

    -administration that demands to be taken seriously

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    15 hours ago

    Stephen Miller is on a war path right now over this I’m sure. Where is the attention shifting to is my question, Miller has had many screaming meltdowns about our need to deport thousands of people every day so how do they meet this asinine quota if they’re “shifting their focus” away? They’re going to get those numbers some how