President Donald Trump’s administration announced that immigration raids at U.S. workplaces will triple again this year as part of an intensified strategy to detain and deport undocumented immigrants.
The announcement was made by Tom Homan, the current Homeland Security and Immigration Control Advisor, known as the “Border Czar”. During a press conference at the White House, Homan stated that the number of workplace immigration raids “has already tripled this year and will triple again,” as part of the administration’s “zero tolerance” policy.
Raids in response to sanctuary policies
As Homan explained, this increase in raids is in direct response to sanctuary policies implemented by several Democratic-majority cities, which limit the cooperation of their local police forces with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents.
“If we can’t arrest them in their communities or homes, we will arrest them in their workplaces,” Homan said, reaffirming the Trump administration’s determination to act firmly against undocumented immigration.
The advisor also criticized former President Joe Biden (2017-2025) for temporarily freezing immigration enforcement operations at businesses during his term, which, according to the current administration, “facilitated” the growth of irregular immigration.
Focus on combating trafficking and forced labor
The Trump Administration argues that the worksite operations also seek to combat crimes such as human trafficking and forced labor, problems they claim are common in work environments where unauthorized immigrants are employed.
Homan indicated that multiple recent operations have identified workers in exploitative labor conditions, which, in his opinion, justifies the tightening of controls.
Not only have raids been conducted in large companies, but also in areas where agricultural workers and day laborers congregate in search of employment. For example:
Last week in Los Angeles County, the Border Patrol arrested nearly 20 day laborers in the parking lot of a construction supply store.
In January, more than 200 undocumented immigrants, mostly Mexicans, were detained in California’s Central Valley, one of the country’s main agricultural regions.
Trump calls for caution in key sectors
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Despite his tough talk, President Trump recently acknowledged the importance of foreign labor in key sectors such as agriculture and hospitality.
On April 10, during a cabinet meeting, he suggested that deportation priority could be relaxed for workers in agricultural fields, hotels and other sectors that rely heavily on immigrant employees.
“We have to take care of our farmers, hotels and other sectors where people are needed,” Trump said, noting that his administration will “work very carefully” so as not to affect essential areas of the economy.
If we can't arrest them in their communities or homes, we will do so at their workplaces
Tom Homan
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