# ‘Hunted like animals’: inside Trump’s war on the people who build America

- Source: Guardian Business
- Published: 2026-10-21T10:00:02+00:00
- Category: Business
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/oct/21/trump-ice-construction-worker-deportation
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/hunted-like-animals-inside-trump-s-war-on-the-people-who-build-america-1303ac/

Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was a house framer before he was killed by ICE agents. Countless other Latino builders in Texas live in fear of a similar fate Every morning long before dawn, while America sleeps, legions of Texas construction workers grab their fluorescent vests and hard hats, sling ladders and tools into their trucks, and head down the highway for another day of grueling labour under the

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