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President Trump said he plans to make changes to his administration's aggressive crackdown on illegal immigration to address worker shortages.
Trump said he'd been told his immigration policies were "taking very good, long time workers away from" farmers and the hospitality industry.
President Donald Trump over the weekend directed Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to focus deportation efforts on Democratic-run cities. In a lengthy social media post, Trump called on officials to "do all in their power to achieve the very important goal of delivering the single largest Mass Deportation Program in History.
President Trump’s statement suggested his sweeping policies were alienating industries he wants to keep in his corner.
The Trump administration has paused immigration raids targeting farm and hotel workers, but the president has called for more ICE raids in cities.
Key TakeawaysPresident Donald Trump posted that "changes are coming" to his "aggressive policy on immigration," noting that farmers and the hospitality industry have lost "very good, long time workers.
President Trump admitted Thursday that his own immigration crackdown is gutting key American industries — and pledged that “changes are coming” to the White House’s policies. In a post on Truth Social,
President Trump acknowledged that his "very aggressive" immigration policies are ripping long-time workers from the farming and hospitality industries, in a Thursday Truth Social post. The big picture: Trump's concession comes after reports of federal immigration raids on farms stoked fears among vital agricultural workers during the summer growing season.
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The move marks a significant pivot for the Trump administration, which has vowed to deport millions of immigrants living in the country without legal status.