"Migration ... has turned once idyllic towns into scenes of Third World Dystopia." President Donald Trump said in a social media post directing ICE agents to step up deportations.

At the same time, the Trump administration has directed immigration officers to pause arrests at farms, restaurants and hotels, after Trump expressed alarm about the impact aggressive enforcement is having on those industries, according to a U.S. official familiar with the matter who spoke only on condition of anonymity.

They are trying to strike a careful balance on issues where Republicans have held a political advantage in recent years.