cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/31701401
Edward Helmore
Sat 14 Jun 2025 13.08 EDT"The New York Times reported that an internal email was sent on Thursday by Tatum King, a senior official with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice), to regional department leaders at Homeland Security Investigations, directing them to stop workplace immigration enforcement actions unless related to criminal investigations.
“Effective today, please hold on all work site enforcement investigations/operations on agriculture (including aquaculture and meat packing plants), restaurants and operating hotels,” King wrote in the guidance, according to the outlet. "
Yes, but I’d view it through the limited lens of empathy-lacking Republicans.
I’d like to propose a new adage: Let’s call it Trump’s Razor: Where Republicans are concerned, never attribute to principles what can more easily be explained by corruption.
Most likely the raids are starting to affect someone in the in-group, be it a hotel magnate or factory-farming donor. They complained and it’s stopping. I don’t expect this is the result of philosophical reflection.
I second Trump’s Razor, this is an easy way to cut through the bullshit