Trump Says Some Deported Farm Workers Allowed to Return Legally

The president is signaling a regulatory fix to protect farmers from labor shortages while deportations continue targeting criminals.
Trump Says Some Deported Farm Workers Allowed to Return Legally
President Donald Trump speaks to the media before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House on Aug. 1, 2025. Mehmet Eser/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
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President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that his administration is allowing some deported farm workers who were in the country illegally to return to the United States legally and is preparing new rules to more broadly address farm labor shortages created by an increase in deportations.

In an Aug. 5 interview on CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” Trump said the move is intended to protect farmers who rely on longtime employees, while immigration authorities continue large‑scale removals of people he described as dangerous criminals.
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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