Trump signals flexibility on migrant farm labour Farmers may vouch for workers as deportation fears grow4 July 2025 4 July 2025 1 minute read 1 minute read By: By: Global Ag Media North AmericaUS President Donald Trump said on Thursday he is willing to let migrant labourers stay in the United States if the farmers they work for will vouch for them, reported Reuters. At a campaign-style speech at the Iowa state fairgrounds, Trump said he is working with the Homeland Security Department to help farmers who depend on migrant laborers for their seasonal needs. Trump has been pursuing a hard-line policy on migration and his US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has been leading an effort to deport people who crossed into the United States illegally. This has led to some complaints from farmers that their crops are at risk due to a depleted work force. "If a farmer is willing to vouch for these people in some way, Kristi, I think we're going to have to just say that's going to be good, right?"