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Inside Trump’s Extraordinary Turnaround on Immigration Raids

President Trump’s decision to pause most raids targeting farms and hospitality workers took many inside the White House by surprise. It came after intensive lobbying by his agriculture secretary.

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Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins listening last month as President Trump speaks in the Oval Office.

Trump Shifts Deportation Focus, Pausing Most Raids on Farms, Hotels and Eateries

The abrupt pivot on an issue at the heart of Mr. Trump’s presidency suggested his broad immigration crackdown was hurting industries and constituencies he does not want to lose.

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Restaurant employees in Kennett, Mo., after seeing a co-worker during a video meeting from where she was held in immigration detention in May.
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