Trump signals order to ease farm labour strain Meat sector braces as immigration crackdown hits workforce13 June 2025 13 June 2025 3 minute read 3 minute read By: By: Global Ag Media North AmericaUS President Donald Trump said he would issue an order soon to address the effects of his immigration crackdown on the country's farm and hotel industries, which rely heavily on migrant labour, reported Reuters. US farm industry groups have long wanted Trump to spare their sector from mass deportations, which could upend a food supply chain dependent on immigrants. Nearly half of the nation's approximately 2 million farm workers and many dairy and meatpacking workers lack legal status, according to the departments of Labour and Agriculture. Zippy Duvall, president of the American Farm Bureau Federation, a leading farm lobby, said on Thursday that farm workers were key to the nation's food supply. On Thursday, Trump acknowledged the impact of the crackdown on sectors such as the hotel industry, which includes his company.