Dozens Of Republicans Back Bill To Legalize Non-Citizen Farm Workers

“This will ensure that aliens who have self-deported or those who are here and currently working in agriculture but whose only crime is unlawfully obtaining employment will be eligible to apply for H-2A status,” the policy document said.

Earlier this month, Vice President JD Vance and the Department of Labor’s inspector general announced a new investigation into alleged abuse of U.S. work visas by foreign nationals, describing it as part of the Trump administration’s broader effort to combat fraud.

Speaking at an anti-fraud event in Milwaukee, Vance said Labor Department officials had issued dozens of subpoenas as part of the investigation, which he said is intended to ensure that “American jobs … go to American workers and not foreign fraudsters.”

Labor Department Inspector General Anthony D’Esposito told the New York Post that investigators believe the alleged schemes have cost the U.S. medical industry hundreds of millions of dollars and have also affected other employment sectors.

He said some of the operations under investigation are believed to involve forced-labor networks and human trafficking organizations.