ICE agents halt most vehicle stops following deadly shootings in Maine, Texas: Report
The directive follows two fatal traffic-stop shootings and keeps exceptions for the most serious criminal targets, officials said.
- On Tuesday, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents received orders to immediately pause most vehicle stops nationwide, marking a significant operational shift following two fatal shootings in less than a week.
- Fatal shootings claimed the lives of 52-year-old Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Texas and 26-year-old Joan Sebastian Guerrero in Maine, neither of whom were the intended targets of the enforcement operations.
- Maine Senator Angus King confirmed the agents involved in the Biddeford shooting lacked body cameras, despite Congress approving $20 million in funding for such equipment, complicating investigations into the circumstances of Guerrero's death.
- Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin ordered the temporary suspension to facilitate additional officer training, though ICE will continue vehicle stops for operations targeting individuals with serious criminal histories.
- Since January 2025, at least 11 people have been fatally shot by ICE agents, fueling calls from lawmakers and advocates for full investigations into the agency's enforcement protocols and systemic failures.
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(Washington = Yonhap News) Correspondent Baek Na-ri = U.S. President Donald Trump ordered the resumption of vehicle enforcement on the 15th (local time), which had been suspended due to a series of shooting deaths of immigrants...
He said the ICE is "doing a GREAT job, one that needs to be done."That federal agency had been ordered to stop the controls after its agents killed two people in their vehicles within a week.
ICE Tells Agents to Temporarily Suspend Routine Vehicle Stops After Back-to-Back Fatal Shootings
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has instructed agents across the country to temporarily suspend most routine vehicle stops following two fatal shootings involving officers in Texas and Maine. The directive, first reported on Tuesday, is described by officials as a temporary safety measure while the agency reviews its enforcement tactics, but it's not a change to its immigration policy. The suspension applies to most vehicle stops un…
ICE Halts Most Vehicle Stops After Fatal Texas, Maine Shootings
In the wake of two fatal ICE-involved shootings in less than a week, the Department of Homeland Security is now instructing agents to suspend most vehicle stops amid growing uproar. On Truth Social, President Donald Trump wrote, “We cannot give up one of ICE’s most important and effective crime fighting tools,” adding, “it won’t happen on my watch.” NBC’s Erin McLaughlin reports for TODAY.
Trump says 'we cannot give up' on ICE vehicle stops after temporary halt
President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he doesn’t want to see the end of vehicle stops conducted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement after they were reportedly halted by the agency yesterday in response to multiple fatal officer-involved shootings. The Department of Homeland Security shifted a key part of its immigration policy after ICE officers shot and killed two immigrant drivers in Texas and Maine within one week. The administration ha…
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