Overview

• President Trump revealed a new policy enabling deported migrants, including farmworkers, to legally return to the U.S. after leaving the country and undergoing a legal process.
• Farmers can petition the government with written recommendations to temporarily retain certain workers and facilitate their legal reentry.
• The policy seeks to address critical labor shortages in agriculture, a sector heavily reliant on undocumented migrant labor.
• Farm industry groups have warned that mass deportations without such measures could severely disrupt food production and related industries.
• The White House and Department of Agriculture have not yet provided details on how or when the policy will be implemented, leaving key questions unanswered.