H-2A Guest Farmworker Certifications up 17% So Far in 2026
In the first half of the 2026 fiscal year, the Labor Department certified 17% more (H-2A Temporary Agricultural Worker) jobs than in the same period the year before.
Immigration Crackdown Hurting Ag, Labor Dept. Concedes
The Trump administration said that its immigration crackdown is hurting farmers and risking higher food prices for Americans by cutting off agriculture’s labor supply. The Labor Department made this case…
Trump Reiterates Willingness to Let Migrant Laborers Stay on Farms
President Donald Trump again said on Thursday that he is willing to let migrant laborers stay in the United States if the farmers they work for will vouch for them.
Trump Again Considering Immigration Relief for Farmworkers
President Donald Trump again is saying he wants to shield farmers from the effects of his crackdown on illegal immigration, just days after his administration reinstated workplace raids on agricultural…
ICE Reverses Exemption of Ag from Immigration Raids
The Department of Homeland Security on Monday told staff that it was reversing guidance issued last week that agents were not to conduct immigration raids at farms, hotels and restaurants.
ICE Ordered to Pause Immigration Raids on Ag Businesses
President Donald Trump's administration has directed immigration officials to largely pause raids on farms, hotels, restaurants and meatpacking plants, according to an internal email reviewed by Reuters, a senior Trump…
Immigration Raids Targeting Ag Businesses Increase
Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents are starting to more aggressively target agriculture and food processing facilities around the country as reports over the past week from (Nebraska), New Mexico and…
Trump Suggests Leniency on Farm Worker Deportations
Bloomberg's Skylar Woodhouse reported that "President Donald Trump said he…
Ag Industry Groups Concerned Over Deportation Plans
Bloomberg's Kim Chipman, Joe Mathieu, and Tarso Veloso reported Tuesday…
House Passes the Farm Workforce Modernization Act on Bipartisan Vote
Wall Street Journal writer Siobhan Hughes reported on Thursday that, "The House passed two bills providing pathways to citizenship for certain categories of immigrants living in the U.S. illegally, in…
Immigration Policy: Rural and Agricultural Concerns
Wall Street Journal writer Justin Lahart reported last week that, "The first impact of President Donald Trump’s changes to U.S. immigration policy will fall on businesses that grow, process or…
Trump Administration Immigration Policies Could Hamper Some Ag Sectors
In addition to trade issues, potential uncertainty associated with Trump administration immigration policies has some sectors of the agricultural economy anxious.
Immigration- Food Prices
Caitlin Dewey reported in the Washington Post on December 7th that, "President-elect Donald Trump has promised a major crackdown on illegal immigration, triggering immense alarm among the country's 11 million…