Construction leaders in South Texas say stepped-up Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrests at job sites have disrupted the industry, slowed building activity, and raised concerns about rising housing costs across the Rio Grande Valley, The Texas Tribune reported on Wednesday.
Mario Guerrero, executive director of the South Texas Builders Association, said fear of ICE operations has driven many construction workers to stay home, leaving contractors short-handed and projects delayed.
ICE agents have arrested more than 9,100 people in South Texas since President Donald Trump took office, nearly one-fifth of all such arrests statewide, according to ICE data obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request by the Deportation Data Project and analyzed by The Texas Tribune.
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