A senior Trump Administration official said that President Trump’s Truth Social post last week directing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to pause raids at farms, restaurants, and hotels caused confusion and that it, combined with the intense focus on protests against ICE raids in Los Angeles, prompted an overcorrection as officials tried to figure out the official White House position. The official also said that “to my knowledge, there’s nothing being prepped” at the moment to formally safeguard farms, or the other industries initially given relief from raids.
