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According to multiple sources, ICE has resumed conducting worksite raids. However, there has been no public rescission of Secretary of Homeland Security Mayorkas' October 12, 2021 memorandum, "Worksite Enforcement: The Strategy to Protect the American Labor Market, the Conditions of the American Worksite, and the Dignity of the Individual," which instructed ICE to cease mass workplace raids and refocus enforcement on "unscrupulous employers."

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2025.01.24 Reported: US agents raid New Jersey worksite as Trump escalates immigration crackdown -Reuters

Reuters reports that on January 23, 2025, ICE agents raided a business establishment in Newark, NJ, without a warrant, detaining both undocumented noncitizens and citizens.

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2025.02.02 Reported: ICE nabs 7 illegal immigrants during Philadelphia car wash raid -Fox News

According to Fox News, on February 3, 2025, ICE agents raided a car wash in Philadelphia, PA, in response to "allegations that employees were being subjected to labor exploitation." Seven undocumented noncitizens were arrested.

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2025.2.12 Reported: ICE arrests South Texas bakery owners accused of hiring undocumented workers -Texas Tribune

The Texas Tribune reports that ICE arrested, detained, and charged two owners of a bakery in Los Fresnos, TX, with "bringing in and harboring aliens and aiding and abetting the harboring of aliens." ICE reportedly arrested the owners after conducting a "worksite enforcement action."

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2025.02.26 Complaint - United Farm Workers v. Noem

The United Farm Workers (UFW) and five residents of Kern County, CA filed a class action lawsuit against DHS, CBP, and U.S. Border Patrol in response to Border Patrol's “Operation Return to Sender”—"a nearly weeklong sweep through predominantly Latino areas of Kern County and the surrounding region to stop, detain, and arrest people of color who appeared to be farm workers or day laborers, regardless of their actual immigration status or individual circumstances." The plaintiffs seek injunctive and declaratory relief to prevent Border Patrol and its parent agencies from conducting warrantless arrests without probable cause, stops without reasonable suspicion, and compelling voluntary departure without a voluntary waiver of rights, in violation of the Fourth and Fifth Amendments, and other federal laws. United Farm Workers v. Noem, 1:25-cv-00246, (E.D. Cal.)

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2025.05.05 Reported: ICE Arrests Workers Involved in Landmark Labor Rights Case - The Intercept

The Intercept reports that ICE detained 14 immigrant workers employed by Lynn-Ette & Sons Farms in a targeted immigration raid in Albion, New York. Many of the workers had been involved in efforts to unionize year-round employees. The raid, carried out by agents in unmarked vehicles using a pre-compiled list of names, has raised serious concerns among labor organizers who view it as retaliation against pro-union activity.

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2025.05.08_Reported: DHS serves 100+ DC-area businesses with immigration notices - NBC News

As reported by NBC News, DHS has confirmed that agency officials visited more than 100 businesses in the D.C. area to serve notices of inspection regarding workplace enforcement operations, including many restaurants - "leaving bar and restaurant staff rattled." DHS officials told NBC News that “the visits were not random and were done on a case-by-case basis,” and that ICE and DHS are conducting "worksite enforcement operations" nationwide. No arrests were made.

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2025.06.07 Reported: Trump Targets Workplaces as Immigration Crackdown Widens - New York Times

The New York Times reports that in June 2025, the Trump administration significantly escalated workplace immigration enforcement, deploying large-scale raids across multiple states targeting undocumented workers in industries such as construction, agriculture, and hospitality. Raids were often conducted without a clear geographic pattern and occurred in cities and regions—including Los Angeles, Tallahassee, New Orleans, San Diego, Martha’s Vineyard, and the Berkshires— and sometimes provoked public protests and clashes with law enforcement. DHS reported daily arrest numbers rising from 600 to over 2,000, coinciding with the expiration of temporary protections for hundreds of thousands of immigrants. White House border czar Tom Homan stated, “You’re going to see more work site enforcement than you’ve ever seen in the history of this nation. We’re going to flood the zone.”

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2025.06.11 Reported: Immigration raid at Omaha meat production plant leaves company officials bewildered - Politico

Politico reports that ICE raided a meat production plant in Omaha, Nebraska, and arrested about 70 people—even though company officials said that they had followed the law. When the company president explained to ICE that the plant uses E-Verify to check the immigration status of employees, ICE said that the E-Verify system "is broken."

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2025.06.13 Reported: Trump Shifts Deportation Focus, Pausing Most Raids on Farms, Hotels and Eateries - New York Times

The New York Times reports that a senior ICE official instructed regional offices through an email on June 12, 2025 to “hold all work site enforcement investigations/operations on agriculture (including aquaculture and meat packing plants), restaurants and operating hotels.” The email explained that investigations involving “human trafficking, money laundering, drug smuggling into these industries are OK,” but that agents were not to make arrests of “noncriminal collaterals.”

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2025.06.16 Reported: Trump officials reverse guidance exempting farms, hotels from immigration raids - Washington Post

The Washington Post reports that "[o]fficials from Immigration and Customs Enforcement, including its Homeland Security Investigations division, told agency leaders in a call . . . that agents must continue conducting immigration raids at agricultural businesses, hotels and restaurants," despite senior ICE officials' June 12 email pausing such operations.