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Homeland Security secretary orders ICE to stop mass raids on immigrants' workplaces

"We will not tolerate unscrupulous employers who exploit unauthorized workers," Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said, as he ordered a halt to mass workplace raids. Here, special agents with Homeland Security Investigations lead a worker away from a workplace raid in Ohio in 2018, part of a string of such operations during the Trump administration. (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement)
"We will not tolerate unscrupulous employers who exploit unauthorized workers," Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said, as he ordered a halt to mass workplace raids. Here, special agents with Homeland Security Investigations lead a worker away from a workplace raid in Ohio in 2018, part of a string of such operations during the Trump administration. (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement)

This article was originally published on October 12, 2021.

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