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Trump Deportation Surge Forces Employers to Raise Wages in Agriculture, Nursing Homes and Meatpacking

Breitbart|Aug 8, 2025
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Brookings economist Wendy Edelberg says President Trump’s tighter immigration enforcement and termination of parole/TPS programs are reducing migrant labor and pushing up wages in sectors such as agriculture, home health/nursing homes, and meatpacking. Employers (including JBS and nursing homes) report immediate staffing gaps and have boosted pay, referral bonuses, and union concessions; government data show short-term real wage gains for native-born workers while macro GDP effects remain modest. This story fits an accelerating, multi‑state pattern of enforcement-driven labor rebalancing and is recommended as a featured publish with follow-up.

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Belarus Forces Political Prisoners Into Deportation To Lithuania, Using Article 411 Threats: 'Deportation Or Prison'

First-hand testimony from former Belarusian political prisoner Natallia Dulina describes coercive tactics pushing detainees into deportation to Lithuania, including punitive isolation (SHIZO) and rapid re-charging under Article 411 for “disobedience.” She says those nearing release were effectively forced to choose between deportation or renewed imprisonment, with particular hardship for elderly women. The account corroborates September reporting that Belarus transferred dozens of prisoners to Lithuania under pressure, raising international human rights concerns.

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