The Trump administration has moved to ease hiring rules for foreign farmworkers while immigration authorities appear to be reducing workplace raids in the agricultural sector, according to a Stateline report. The shift comes as the White House faces political pressure over rising food costs and has recently lifted tariffs on a range of imported foods.
To address labor shortages, the administration last month implemented changes to the H-2A agricultural visa program, allowing the Department of Homeland Security to approve visas more quickly.
