Disappearing workforce: US immigration crackdown deepens construction’s labour crisis

Mitchell Keller Managing Editor, American Cranes & Transport

04 July 2025

The US construction industry, already facing a chronic labour shortfall, now faces a deeper threat: immigration raids accelerating the disappearance of its workforce.

Since US President Donald Trump’s return to office, the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency has launched sweeping immigration raids across cities including Tallahassee, San Antonio, New Orleans, and Los Angeles, with daily arrests jumping from 650 to 3,000. Added to it, a 23 June Supreme Court ruling has…

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