WH Moves To Speed Visas For Migrant Farm Workers

July 11, 2025 Immigration, Trump Administration

Under pressure from worried farmers and hotel owners, the Trump administration is launching a program to streamline issuing visas for temporary, migrant workers to try to make sure fruits get picked, meat is packed and lodgings are cleaned. President Trump’s immigration crackdown has put his administration between a MAGA rock and a special-interest hard place.

Farmers who rely on noncitizen workers — who make up as much as 40% of the agricultural labor market — are howling that Trump’s mass deportation program is damaging the labor market, and could therefore threaten the food supply.

Trying to balance those competing interests, the Department of Labor has created the Office of Immigration Policy. It’s designed to be a red-tape-cutting, one-stop shop to help employers get faster approval for temporary worker visas for noncitizen labor.

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Today, @USDOL took action to ensure taxpayer-funded workforce services are reserved for American Workers—not illegal immigrants.

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— Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer (@SecretaryLCD) July 10, 2025