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Trump Administration Reverses Immigration Raid Pause at Farms, Hotels
Above: A farmworker works on June 12, 2025 in Oxnard, California. Image copyright: Apu Gomes/AFP via Getty Images
The Spin
Democratic narrative
Trump's flip-flopping shows he doesn't have a real plan and just caves to whoever talks to him last. The administration can't even keep its own cruel policies straight for a week — first, they wanted to protect farmers, then they reversed course. This is the type of chaos, combined with cruelty, we've come to expect from Trump and his dangerous cronies.
Republican narrative
The Trump administration is right to return to enforcing federal immigration law consistently across all industries and locations. These businesses have been undercutting American wages and breaking the law for years by using illegal workers. Now we know this administration is serious about standing up for Americans and making good on its deportation promises.