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Trump ICE surge cost 668,000 US jobs, report finds

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A report from the Brookings Institution indicates that the Trump administration's immigration enforcement surge in 2025 led to an estimated 668,000 job losses across 86 US cities. This crackdown, characterized by "shock and awe" tactics, created a widespread "chilling effect" that disrupted local economies and negatively impacted businesses, including those owned and operated by American citizens. The study found that industries heavily reliant on immigrant labor, such as construction, were most affected, but even sectors like arts and entertainment saw job declines due to reduced consumer activity. AI

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Trump ICE surge cost 668,000 US jobs, report finds

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Bloomberg ·

    Trump’s ICE blitz cost 668,000 jobs, creating ‘chilling effect’ on US firms

    The Trump administration’s immigration surge into US cities last year resulted in 668,000 job losses, creating a “chilling effect” that pervaded local economies, hurt businesses and affected American-born workers, according to a report from the Brookings Institution. The Immigrat…

  2. Fortune TIER_1 English(EN) · Michael Sasso, Bloomberg ·

    Trump’s ICE surge cost 668,000 jobs, Brookings report says

    Of the 668,000 estimated jobs lost in those 86 cities, between 51,000 and 297,000 would have been held by American-born workers.

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