So many food service workers are being deported that restaurants are now begging lawmakers for help

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsSo many food service workers are being deported that restaurants are now begging lawmakers for helpIndustries including food service, agriculture and hospitality have all raised similar concerns in recent monthsJosh Marcus in San Francisco Friday 17 April 2026 22:03 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2960138","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-deportation-immigrants-restaurant-industry-visas-b2960138.html","title":"Restaurants beg lawmakers for relief from Trump’s deportation crackdown"}}CloseHomeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin repeats claims the US wants 'the right kind of immigrants'Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSource...