👮‍♂️ 🇺🇸 🚷 DHS Chief Markwayne Mullin Under Fire After Declaring ICE Is not Arresting Illegal Aliens at Kansas Worksites Following Reported Pressure from Powerful Agriculture Lobby

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Markwayne Mullin is drawing heavy fire from conservative watchdogs and immigration patriots after issuing a startling public declaration that federal enforcement officers will not be targeting illegal immigrants at commercial worksites across Kansas.

The explosive statement came directly on the heels of mounting pressure from major agriculture and livestock lobbies, leaving grassroots conservatives asking why federal immigration law is seemingly being carved out for big corporate interests.

According to reporting from NewsNation’s Ali Bradley, DHS clarified its position on social media, asserting that ICE is deliberately avoiding sweeping worksite operations in the Jayhawk State.

Mullin posted on X that “ICE is not conducting worksite operations in Kansas.” He added that agents have instead “conducted operations targeting heinous criminals including murderers, rapists, and drug traffickers and illegal aliens with final orders of removal.”

NewsNation correspondent Ali Bradley reported the statement and noted it came as livestock associations in Kansas, Texas, and Oklahoma released a joint statement pushing back on workplace enforcement and local outlets described businesses shutting their doors.

The sudden carve-out comes as regional livestock associations in Texas, Kansas, and Oklahoma released a joint, coordinated pushback against federal workplace immigration raids.

Major agriculture industry groups argued that immigration enforcement was disrupting their labor supply at dairies, meat-processing plants, and feedyards.

According to local reports from KCUR News, several meatpacking facilities and small businesses in southwest Kansas temporarily shuttered their doors or saw severe worker absences this week as federal agents carried out targeted fugitive operations in neighboring areas.

As reported by the Texas Tribune, the Texas Cattle Feeders Association, Kansas Livestock Association, and Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association teamed up to issue a joint statement demanding federal agents scale back operations that affect the agricultural supply chain.

The powerful industry groups complained that ICE presence creates a “chilling effect” on workers and warned of potential price increases on beef if worksite law enforcement continues unhindered.

On Mullin’s own thread, users hammered the secretary. FaceTheMountains wrote, “In other words. Ice only detains a few illegals. Backing down on what Americans actually wants, which is our country back.”

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