Some immigrant workers doing hurricane cleanup are detained by ICE

Damaged homes and buildings in Pensacola Beach, Fla., on Saturday, Oct. 10, 2026, after Isaias made landfall as a Category 2 hurricane in the Florida Panhandle on the previous night. As residents return to the region, workers and organizers involved in cleanup and reconstruction efforts warn of a potential labor shortage fueled by fear of the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown. (Zack Wittman/The New York Times) By MIRIAM JORDAN and KALYN WOLFE Each year, thousands of immigrant…