Exclusive: ICE officers can only conduct vehicle stops if they complete certain training, new guidance shows
The policy lets trained Enforcement and Removal Operations officers lead stops while others may assist, after several shootings prompted a review.
- Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued new guidance requiring officers to complete one of six training courses before conducting vehicle stops, while mandating body-worn cameras, lights, and sirens.
- Recent high-profile vehicle stops resulting in fatal shootings in Texas and Maine prompted the policy shift. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin had paused stops following those deaths, though President Donald Trump later overturned that decision.
- Officers are authorized to pin vehicles for safety but are prohibited from engaging in vehicle pursuits if suspects fail to stop. Instead, they must take down information for further investigation.
- The family of Renee Good filed two civil lawsuits Thursday related to her death after being shot by an ICE officer in Minneapolis. Video and witness accounts contested the Department of Homeland Security's initial version of events.
- Vehicle stops remain a central tool for the administration's immigration crackdown despite ongoing internal tension over their safety. The guidance aims to standardize procedures following fatal incidents involving both immigrants and citizens, including a recent shooting in Austin.
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ICE sets limits on which officers can stop vehicles
ICE agents depart the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building, Feb. 4, 2026, in Minneapolis. (John Moore/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is changing its policy on which officers can stop vehicles, and what is
ICE officers can only conduct vehicle stops if they complete certain training, new guidance shows
Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers will only be allowed to conduct vehicle stops if they have completed related training courses and must ensure that vehicles used for stops are equipped with lights and sirens, according to new internal guidance reviewed by CNN.
Exclusive: ICE officers can only conduct vehicle stops if they complete certain training, new guidance shows
By Priscilla Alvarez, Michael Williams, CNN (CNN) — Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers will only be allowed to conduct vehicle stops if they have completed related training courses and must ensure that vehicles used for stops are equipped with lights and sirens, according to new internal guidance reviewed by CNN.The guidance comes on the heels
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