The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said that it will continue to carry out immigration enforcement operations at farms, hotels, and agricultural businesses to target criminals.
A DHS official responded on June 17 to a question from The Epoch Times about whether Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) would resume the operations in light of recent articles suggesting otherwise.
“The President has been incredibly clear. There will be no safe spaces for industries who harbor violent criminals or purposely try to undermine ICE’s efforts,” DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement on Tuesday.
“Worksite enforcement remains a cornerstone of our efforts to safeguard public safety, national security and economic stability,” she said, adding that the “operations target illegal employment networks that undermine American workers, destabilize labor markets and expose critical infrastructure to exploitation.”...