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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ICE Pauses Vehicle Stops Nationwide Following Deadly Maine Shooting: Homan
Border czar Tom Homan told Fox News on July 14 that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is temporarily halting most vehicle stops nationwide following a deadly shooting of an illegal immigrant the day before in Maine who attempted to flee immigration agents during one of these stops. “It’s not a policy change. It’s a temporary pause,” Homan said. “ICE leadership along with DHS believes they want to look at these last couple incidents and…
Homan: There's 'Temporary Pause' for Most ICE Vehicle Stops, We Can Arrest Before They Get Into Vehicle
On Tuesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Will Cain Show,” Border Czar Tom Homan said that there is “a temporary pause” in most ICE vehicle stops, but he doesn’t think this will impact arrests because “when the alien leaves The post Homan: There’s ‘Temporary Pause’ for Most ICE Vehicle Stops, We Can Arrest Before They Get Into Vehicle appeared first on Breitbart.
ICE suspended most of its vehicle controls after two deadly shootings in Texas and Maine; Tom Homan clarified that the bill is temporary
This time there was a 26-year-old Colombian in the state of Maine. It is the second death within a week. Now the ICE police are supposed to refrain from car controls.
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