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US reverses guidance pausing ICE raids on farms, hotels and restaurants, WaPo reports
Trump took office in January pledging to deport millions of immigrants in the U.S. illegally.
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Reuters - Tue, 17, Jun 2025
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A Homeland Security police officer stands guard outside a building housing an immigration court amid federal immigration sweeps in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., June 16, 2025. / Reuters//Dylan Martinez
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security on June 16 told staff it was reversing guidance issued last week that agents were not to conduct immigration raids at farms, hotels and restaurants, the Washington Post reported late on June 16.
Officials from Immigration and Customs Enforcement, including its Homeland Security Investigations division, told leaders at the agency in a call June 16 that agents must continue conducting workforce site immigration raids on agricultural businesses, hotels and restaurants, the newspaper reported, citing two sources familiar with the call.
The Department of Homeland Security, of which ICE is a part, had no immediate comment late on June 16.
An internal email reviewed by Reuters, a senior U.S. official and another source told Reuters late last week that President Donald Trump's administration had directed immigration officials to largely pause raids on farms, hotels, restaurants and meatpacking plants.
Trump took office in January pledging to deport millions of immigrants in the U.S. illegally. While Trump framed the effort around removing serious criminals, thousands of suspected immigration offenders with no criminal records have been swept up in recent months.
ICE's more aggressive tactics - including raids in Los Angeles - have sparked protests.
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