Trump's mixed messages on immigration raids create confusion for businesses

President Donald Trump's latest messaging on immigration raids is causing confusion for certain businesses

Donald Trump promised a temporary break for certain industries, like farming and hospitalities

that depend heavily on immigration labor, often including undocumented workers. On the other hand, he is also reaffirming his tough stance by insisting that he will still arrest and deport

anybody in the United States illegally, regardless of where they work. last week president trump said his immigration policies were negatively affecting farms hotels

and restaurants in response to trump's comments immigration and customs enforcement issued a

directive pausing most workplace raids in those industries however some people inside the white

house who are pushing for more aggressive immigration policies likely saw the pause

in raids as undermining trump's broader promise to strictly enforce immigration laws the new york

Times reported. Then in reaction to that backlash, Donald Trump publicly posted again on social media

this time urging ICE to ramp up enforcement He told federal agents to intensify their efforts especially in large blue cities like Los Angeles Chicago and New York which are often considered

sanctuary cities and have large immigrant populations. However, he did not mention

workplace raids in this post. The Times also obtained a letter written over the weekend by

Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, which told ICE agents to step up enforcement operations

Trump was asked about the back and forth during the flagpole raising at the White House on Wednesday

Now, look, we have to take care of our farmers. We have to take care of people that run leisure hotels

I mean, we got to take care of them. But most importantly, we have to get the criminals out of our country

Rebecca Shee, the chief executive of the American Business Immigration Coalition, told The Times that businesses are struggling to make plans because of the inconsistent messaging

but that she's hopeful what these last few days of this back and forth has shown, she said

is at least there is a willingness to have a debate about this. For more unbiased updates, download the Straight Arrow News app or go to san.com