Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins is defending her push to exempt farmers, meatpackers, and restaurant employers from the nation’s immigration laws.
The New York Times reported on Saturday that Rollins persuaded President Donald Trump to protect those groups from his much-stated campaign promise to deport illegal migrants.
Investors then persuaded Trump to lift enforcement on hotels, which are important to the commercial real estate sector. The giveaway came as Trump also touted a migrants-for-minerals swap with China.
Trump’s back-room concessions prompted a roar of online protests among the supporters that he needs for the impending 2026 election.
“They shouldn’t be doing temporary and partial protection from law enforcement,” said Rosemary Jenks, founder of the Immigration Accountability Project. “What the Trump administration did with this order to
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