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- 1Idaho dairy farmers fear Trump immigration crackdown will reach farms▼Trump's immigration push has largely spared farms. Idaho dairymen worry it won't last.
President Trump's immigration enforcement campaign has so far largely avoided agricultural workplaces, but dairy farmers in Idaho are expressing concern that the exemption may not hold. Dairies rely heavily on immigrant labor, and owners say a crackdown would threaten their operations. The worries reflect broader uncertainty in farm country about how long the current reprieve from worksite enforcement will last.
- 2Idaho dairy farmers fear Trump immigration enforcement will reach farms▼Trump's immigration push has largely spared farms. Idaho dairymen worry it won't last. https://www.npr.org/2026/09/28/nx
President Trump's immigration crackdown has so far largely exempted farms, but dairy farmers in Idaho are worried that protection will not hold. Dairies rely heavily on immigrant labor, and industry members say an enforcement shift could leave them without enough workers to milk and care for their herds, disrupting the state's dairy economy.