White Home border czar Tom Homan mentioned on Wednesday that the Trump administration is contemplating potential modifications to its immigration enforcement coverage because it pertains to farm and hospitality staff.
In an interview on NewsNation’s “Cuomo,” Homan mentioned folks within the White Home are speaking about numerous coverage options and he expects he may see an announcement someday quickly.
“I know the Department of Homeland Security, along with the Department of Labor, and the Department of Agriculture are talking about policy changes now,” Homan mentioned. “I mean, the president’s committed: there will be no amnesty, but there’s a lot of smart minds at the White House talking about, is there something for farm workers? Is there something for hospitality?”
“So, we’ll see what comes out of it,” he added. “But people are talking about: is there something that can be done? And I know they’re talking now. And I expect something will come out soon, but we’ll see what goes on.”
“I don’t want to get ahead of the president on what I think is coming, or if something’s even coming, but I know people are talking,” Homan mentioned.
Homan mentioned that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will work to hold out no matter coverage the president decides to pursue.
“I’m not going to get ahead of the president, what that decision would be,” he mentioned. “I can tell you this: I worked for six presidents… My job to is to operate within the framework provided me by the administration.”
“So if the president comes up with a policy and says, ‘Okay, here’s what we’re going to do with farm workers,’ then ICE will abide by that policy,” Homan continued.
The Trump administration has despatched blended messages about its strategy to immigration raids that have an effect on farms and migrant farm staff.
Final week, Trump introduced a brand new program meant to help the agriculture business, which has complained to the White Home that the deportation efforts have disrupted enterprise. Many farms depend on migrant staff, together with staff with out authorized immigration standing.
This system wouldn’t present “amnesty,” Trump and Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins pressured on the time, although they supplied few particulars about what this system would do.
“There’s no amnesty,” Trump mentioned. “What we’re doing is we’re getting rid of criminals, but we are doing a work program.”
He then requested Rollins to additional clarify this system, which she mentioned would defend farmers and guarantee they’d the labor they wanted however wouldn’t present amnesty.
Trump added, “We got to give the farmers the people they need, but we’re not talking amnesty.”
Earlier this month, Trump had signaled deference to farmers who make use of migrants with out authorized standing, saying “they know better” in a speech at a “Salute to America” occasion in Des Moines, Iowa.
He additionally indicated throughout his speech that his administration is engaged on laws that may allow some migrants with out authorization to remain within the nation and proceed engaged on farms.
Trump final month acknowledged considerations among the many agriculture and hospitality industries that his administration’s immigration enforcement was taking away staff key to these companies, which led to a pause in enforcement at farms, inns and different places.
However days later, the administration appeared to reverse course.
