Overview
- Business groups representing construction, farming and food producers have told federal officials that stepped-up enforcement is shrinking the pool of authorized workers and disrupting hiring.
- The administration’s move to end protections that kept roughly 1.3 million people from deportation has already reduced labor available to firms that rely on temporary work and residence permissions.
- Employers report sudden revocations of work authorization, with staff who were compliant one week losing permits the next, which contractors say forces delays and raises costs.
- Contractors and industry leaders singled out actions against Temporary Protected Status holders, a program that lets people from crisis-hit countries live and work in the United States temporarily.
- Reporting also highlights political strain over enforcement, including a proposed bill that could expand ICE authority in stores and anonymous White House sources saying President Trump is frustrated with DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin.