Farmworkers harvest lettuce at a area in Brawley, Calif., on Dec. 10, 2024. Sandy Huffaker/AFP through Getty Pictures
President Donald Trump mentioned on Tuesday that his administration is permitting some deported farm employees who have been within the nation illegally to return to the USA legally and is making ready new guidelines to extra broadly handle farm labor shortages created by a rise in deportations.
In an Aug. 5 interview on CNBC’s “Squawk Field,” Trump mentioned the transfer is meant to guard farmers who depend on longtime staff, whereas immigration authorities proceed giant‑scale removals of individuals he described as harmful criminals.