Trump claims there will be ‘no amnesty’ for migrant farmworkers while agriculture secretary suggests substituting them with Medicaid recipients.
On Tuesday, President Trump stated that illegal immigrant farm workers would not receive pardons, as Agriculture Secretary Brook Rollins mentioned plans to replace deported workers with “healthy” Medicaid recipients. “There’s no amnesty,” Trump remarked, addressing his approach to support the agricultural sector amidst rising deportation initiatives. “We’re focusing on getting rid of criminals, but we […]
Trump’s proposal for migrant farmworkers ignites discussion among conservatives
Debate Over Temporary Immigration Pass for Farmers and Hospitality Workers The discussion around President Trump’s plan to issue a “temporary pass” to some workers in agriculture and hospitality is heating up as immigration enforcement continues nationwide. During a visit to “Alligator Alcatraz” in Florida, Trump, accompanied by Governor Ron DeSantis and Secretary of Homeland Security […]
Video shows ICE agents pursuing farmworkers in recent California raid.
Agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement pursued migrant workers on California farms, triggering days of protests in response. A video shared on Instagram from a produce farm in Oxnard, located about 70 miles northwest of recent riots in Los Angeles, captured a scene unfolding on a foggy Tuesday morning, where officers targeted a man laboring […]
Judge blocks Biden Labor rule allowing foreign H-2A visa farmworkers to unionize
A federal judge in Kentucky has rejected expanded protections put in place by the Biden-Harris administration for foreign agricultural workers who come to the United States on H-2A visas. On Monday, U.S. District Judge Danny Reeves ruled that Kentucky farmers and Republican judiciaries in Kentucky, Ohio, West Virginia and Alabama argued that the new rules […]
17 state AGs sue Biden admin. for allowing foreign farmworkers to unionize
A group of 17 state attorneys general, led by Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach, filed a lawsuit against the Biden administration this week over a rule that gives temporary farm workers in the country on H-2A visas the ability to unionize. Federal law prohibits collective bargaining for American farm workers. “Once again, Joe Biden is […]