Trump U-turn on deporting farm workers came after fury from Noem and Miller, report claims [View all]

Source: The Independent

Trump U-turn on deporting farm workers came after fury from Noem and Miller, report claims

Trump’s policy barring raids on agriculture and hospitality industries was short-lived

Michelle Del Rey
in Washington, D.C.
Tuesday 17 June 2025 22:54 BST

Donald Trump’s rapid flip-flop on not deporting undocumented migrant farm and hotel workers came after the president was reportedly met with angry pushback from Stephen Miller and Kristi Noem.

Trump briefly changed his mind on who ICE should kick out of the country after getting a phone call from Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, according to Axios.

Speaking at the White House on June 12, Trump said, "We can't take farmers and take all their people and send them back because they don't have maybe what they're supposed to have, maybe not.”

Rollins reportedly went over Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to speak with the president. Axios reported the pair were angry over Rollins’ actions.

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Read more: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-deporting-farm-workers-noem-miller-b2771836.html

Alternate link: https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-u-turn-deporting-farm-215426920.html

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I suspected Miller was responsible for this, but I didn't figure Noem's involvement.