The article reports that the Trump administration is facing criticism from anti-immigration activists after quietly issuing a Department of Labor memo that allows dairy farms to make greater use of migrant labor through the H-2A visa program.

According to the report, the administration abandoned plans to publicly announce the policy during an event in Wisconsin earlier in June and instead released it through a low-profile departmental memo.Dairy industry representatives welcomed the move, arguing that it helps address persistent labor shortages affecting farms.

Trey Forsyth of the National Milk Producers Federation described the decision as a positive first step toward helping producers secure the workforce they need.However, immigration restriction advocates strongly opposed the change.

Rosemary Jenks, founder of the Immigration Accountability Project and a member of the Mass Deportation Coalition, argued that expanding access to H-2A workers would make migrant labor less expensive than hiring American workers and would ultimately displace domestic employees.

She also contended that the policy conflicts with the intent of existing law because dairy farming requires year-round labor rather than temporary or seasonal work, which is the traditional purpose of the H-2A visa program.

The White House defended the decision, with spokeswoman Anna Kelly stating that President Trump considers a variety of viewpoints before making policy decisions and that the memo simply clarifies existing law rather than creating a new policy.

The report places the decision in the broader context of growing dissatisfaction among farmers over rising fuel, fertilizer, and tariff-related costs, as the administration seeks to maintain support from the agricultural sector while balancing competing political priorities within its own coalition.