ICE, racing to fulfill President Donald Trump’s goal to increase deportations, is increasingly targeting work sites for immigration sweeps. The escalation is creating a chilling effect on the businesses that rely on immigrant labor and the workers themselves, with some staying home out of fear.

The CEO of the Hispanic Construction Council says removing construction laborers who don't have legal status would put homebuilding projects and critical infrastructure at risk.

Immigration agents conduct sweeping raids across California as part of Trump’s crackdown, creating ‘havoc and fear’