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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After 2 deadly shootings, ICE reportedly ordered to end vehicle enforcement stops
WASHINGTON — The Department of Homeland Security Tuesday ordered U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to cease vehicle-related enforcement stops, following the deadly shootings of two men in their vehicles, according to multiple media reports.
Under the fire of criticism, immigration officers should be equipped with individual cameras in the future. ...
ICE ordered to curb most vehicle stops
White House officials on Tuesday told Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers to suspend most vehicle stops after two deadly shootings within a week, people familiar with the decision said on Tuesday. The policy change came after an ICE officer on Monday shot and killed a Colombian driver
The ICE shootings in Maine and Texas.
I’m Isaac Saul, and it’s a somber Wednesday morning. In the wake of Lindsey Graham’s death, the renewed fighting in Iran, and today’s topic — a pair of DHS-involved shootings in Maine and Texas — I can’t say I’m feeling particularly chipper. Covering our country can sometimes be a sad, ruthless and unrelenting pursuit, but it’s critical we don’t look away when the stories get hard. Today, we’ll do our best to untangle these events and offer some…
(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...
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