In a Sunday evening Truth Social post, President Donald Trump ordered ICE officers to "do all in their power to achieve the very important goal of delivering the single largest Mass Deportation Program in History," first focusing on "our crime ridden and deadly Inner Cities, and those places where Sanctuary Cities play such a big role."

The move is a bit of a departure from a post that Trump made on Thursday, in which he shocked supporters by announcing that "changes are coming" to the administration's "very aggressive immigration policy." Trump noted that farmers and people in the hospitality industry let him know that they're losing "very good, long-time workers" because of the policy.

A few hours later, the New York Times reported that the administration had decided to "largely pause raids and arrests in the agricultural industry, hotels and restaurants," citing an internal DHS email from Tatum King, a senior ICE official:

“Effective today, please hold on all work site enforcement investigations/operations on agriculture (including aquaculture and meat packing plants), restaurants and operating hotels,” he wrote in the message.

The email explained that investigations involving “human trafficking, money laundering, drug smuggling into these industries are OK.” But it said — crucially — that agents were not to make arrests of “noncriminal collaterals,” a reference to people who are undocumented but who are not known to have committed any crime.

To say that those developments went over like a lead balloon with Trump's base would be an understatement.

The Times' piece also characterized the June 6 raids in Los Angeles as a worksite raid, although the company raided, Ambiance Apparel, has a shady past.

"The guidance did not appear to rule out raids at work sites in other industries, like the one at a garment factory in Los Angeles that sparked the protests."

Ambiance Apparel and its owner Sang Bum "Ed" Noh were the subjects of a multi-year federal investigation into customs fraud and money laundering, and in 2020 Noh took a plea deal in which he pled guilty to felony charges of conspiracy and subscribing to a false tax return and agreed to pay almost $118 million in restitution.

Ambiance Apparel "agreed to plead guilty to eight counts, including conspiracy, money laundering, and customs offenses," according to the DOJ's press release. The press release also states:

"Once the guilty pleas are entered on behalf of Ambiance, the company expects to be placed on probation for five years, during which time it will implement an effective anti-money laundering compliance and ethics program with an outside compliance monitor."

The date of that press release was August 26, 2020, meaning that Ambiance would still be on probation right now if they indeed received a five-year probation.

Even under Trump's scaled-back ICE raid posture, Ambiance Apparel still would have been on ICE's radar. However, it looks like Trump will now be focusing on inner cities and sanctuary cities.

President Trump: “ICE Officers are herewith ordered, by notice of this TRUTH, to do all in their power to achieve the very important goal of delivering the single largest Mass Deportation Program in History.” pic.twitter.com/eacM1ZdOlu

— Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) June 16, 2025

His entire message reads:

"Our Nation’s ICE Officers have shown incredible strength, determination, and courage as they facilitate a very important mission, the largest Mass Deportation Operation of Illegal Aliens in History. Every day, the Brave Men and Women of ICE are subjected to violence, harassment, and even threats from Radical Democrat Politicians, but nothing will stop us from executing our mission, and fulfilling our Mandate to the American People. ICE Officers are herewith ordered, by notice of this TRUTH, to do all in their power to achieve the very important goal of delivering the single largest Mass Deportation Program in History.

"In order to achieve this, we must expand efforts to detain and deport Illegal Aliens in America’s largest Cities, such as Los Angeles, Chicago, and New York, where Millions upon Millions of Illegal Aliens reside. These, and other such Cities, are the core of the Democrat Power Center, where they use Illegal Aliens to expand their Voter Base, cheat in Elections, and grow the Welfare State, robbing good paying Jobs and Benefits from Hardworking American Citizens. These Radical Left Democrats are sick of mind, hate our Country, and actually want to destroy our Inner Cities — And they are doing a good job of it! There is something wrong with them. That is why they believe in Open Borders, Transgender for Everybody, and Men playing in Women’s Sports — And that is why I want ICE, Border Patrol, and our Great and Patriotic Law Enforcement Officers, to FOCUS on our crime ridden and deadly Inner Cities, and those places where Sanctuary Cities play such a big role. You don’t hear about Sanctuary Cities in our Heartland!

"I want our Brave ICE Officers to know that REAL Americans are cheering you on every day. The American People want our Cities, Schools, and Communities to be SAFE and FREE from Illegal Alien Crime, Conflict, and Chaos. That’s why I have directed my entire Administration to put every resource possible behind this effort, and reverse the tide of Mass Destruction Migration that has turned once Idyllic Towns into scenes of Third World Dystopia. Our Federal Government will continue to be focused on the REMIGRATION of Aliens to the places from where they came, and preventing the admission of ANYONE who undermines the domestic tranquility of the United States.

"To ICE, FBI, DEA, ATF, the Patriots at Pentagon and the State Department, you have my unwavering support. Now go, GET THE JOB DONE! DJT"

Let's get this done; I've got a whole list of targets in Los Angeles for the administration - starting with the CHIRLA building and SEIU headquarters.