Overview

• The administration has stripped legal protections from over 1 million immigrants, revoking Temporary Protected Status for nearly 900,000 Venezuelans, Cubans, Haitians and Nicaraguans
• ICE is conducting prioritized raids at agricultural and hospitality worksites, with agents ordered to arrest immigrants alleged to have criminal records first
• A Center for Immigration Studies report estimates the unauthorized immigrant population fell by nearly 1 million between January and May, attributing the decline to tighter enforcement and mass deportations
• Apprehension over raids has driven many immigrant workers to skip shifts, deepening labor gaps that employers are partially filling through H-2A guest-worker visas
• Farmers and industry groups warn of rising food costs and supply disruptions, with a UC Merced analysis projecting a $275 billion economic loss for California