Trump Is Doubling Down on ICE Raids. It Might Come Back to Haunt Him.

[justaprogressive]

President Donald Trump’s immigration raids have disrupted life in Los Angeles in a way the mayor is comparing to COVID; they’ve created a climate of fear that’s driving people into hiding and hurting local businesses. This week, the president promised to expand those raids in blue cities, all in a futile attempt to hit 1 million deportations by the end of the year. After suggesting last week that ICE would stop targeting the agriculture and hotel industries, which disproportionately rely on immigrant labor, the administration also walked back that guidance.

And a troubling trend is emerging: As Trump’s immigration enforcement efforts get more aggressive and reckless, several elected officials who attempted to conduct oversight or question what is being done have been arrested.

Here’s the immigration news we’re keeping an eye on this week:

Agriculture Industry Faces Immigration Enforcement Whiplash
For a brief moment, it seemed as though Trump was finally experiencing a reality check when he admitted on Truth Social that his punitive immigration agenda would harm “very good, long time workers” within the agriculture and hotel industries. Immigration and Customs Enforcement formally directed its agents to stop all enforcement at farms, restaurants, and operating hotels—only for the administration to reverse that this week.

The Washington Post reported that Homeland Security leadership sent an email out Monday to its agents telling them it was rolling back its previous guidance from just four days earlier. Now, agents are being told to continue business as usual and conduct immigration raids at agricultural businesses, hotels, and restaurants.

https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2025/06/donald-trump-brad-lander-ice-raid-los-angeles.html

[Lovie777]

1. Might?....

it’s backfiring.