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Trump's New Plan Shields Undocumented Farmworkers from Deportation

7/11/2025

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President Trump unveiled a new program aimed at protecting undocumented migrant farmworkers from deportation, addressing farmers' fears of labor shortages due to ICE raids. Agriculture Secretary Rollins proposed automation and Medicaid recipients as alternatives, but farmers remain doubtful about these solutions, concerned about the looming threat of crop losses.

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President Trump unveiled a new program aimed at protecting undocumented migrant farmworkers from deportation, addressing farmers' fears of labor shortages due to ICE raids. Agriculture Secretary Rollins proposed automation and Medicaid recipients as alternatives, but farmers remain doubtful about these solutions, concerned about the looming threat of crop losses.