Overview

• DHS assistant secretary Tricia McLaughlin ended exemptions for farms, hotels and restaurants and affirmed that worksite enforcement remains a cornerstone of the administration’s approach.
• White House adviser Stephen Miller raised ICE’s daily arrest quota from 650 to 3,000, driving a sharp surge in workplace raids.
• A New Mexico dairy saw its workforce shrink from 55 to 20 employees after an ICE operation, underscoring severe labor shortages in agriculture.
• Fear of ICE actions, both real and rumored, has led many immigrant workers in Los Angeles and Washington state to skip shifts or avoid job sites entirely.
• Businesses and economists warn that policy flip-flops and intensified enforcement are injecting uncertainty into operations, delaying projects and driving up costs.