Trump officials reverse guidance exempting farms, hotels from immigration raids

[Zorro]

ICE agents have been told to continue conducting enforcement operations at agricultural businesses despite concerns about negative effects on the food industry.

The Department of Homeland Security on Monday told staff that it was reversing guidance issued last week that agents were not to conduct immigration raids at farms, hotels and restaurants — a decision that stood at odds with President Donald Trump’s calls for mass deportations of anyone without legal status.

Officials from Immigration and Customs Enforcement, including its Homeland Security Investigations division, told agency leaders in a call Monday that agents must continue conducting immigration raids at agricultural businesses, hotels and restaurants, according to two people familiar with the call. The new instructions were shared in an 11 a.m. call to representatives from 30 field offices across the country.

ICE and HSI field office supervisors began learning about a likely reversal of the exemption policy Sunday after hearing from DHS leadership that the White House did not support it, according to one person with knowledge of the reversal.

An official from DHS had sent an email Thursday telling agents to “hold on all worksite enforcement investigations/operations on agriculture (including aquaculture and meat packing plants), restaurants and operating hotels.” That message went out hours after Trump suggested he was sympathetic to concerns raised by farmers and hospitality executives about his deportation plan. The Washington Post spoke with four people who confirmed that a call was held Monday with the agency’s leadership.

https://wapo.st/43PPwus

[newdeal2]

1. While Trump is away

Miller will play.

TACO man strikes again.

[hlthe2b]

4. That's what it sounds like. Trump doesn't seem to know what the hell is going on anyway...

Letting Miller and the worst run rampant.

[Qutzupalotl]

2. You knew it was coming.

[dweller]

3. Let's all ignore

ANYTHING the Pisswig pontificates .
For the good of the nation .


✌🏻

[C_U_L8R]

5. The rule of law

Has become 'whatever the fuck we feel like today'

[moondust]

6. Uh oh.

Steve Wynn, his hotel-owning buddy and big donor who probably called him to get an exemption for his hotel slaves ain't gonna be happy with the reversal.

[Amaryllis]

7. TACO

[Deuxcents]

8. People's lives are destroyed or exempted depending on the highest bidder.

[Cha]

9. Imagine there's lots of Magas owning

those Hotels & Farms.

[sakabatou]

10. The leopards are getting fat