Trump says ICE won't halt traffic stops after recent fatal shootings
Trump says ICE should keep traffic stops in place as officials review a pause after three deadly encounters in a week.
- On Wednesday, President Donald Trump reversed a short-lived suspension of Immigration and Customs Enforcement vehicle stops, mandating the agency resume the practice following two deadly shootings in Biddeford, Maine, and Houston, Texas.
- The Department of Homeland Security initially paused the stops after officers fatally shot two drivers on consecutive days; both incidents remain under investigation, sparking concerns over officer training and public safety protocols.
- Republican Senator Susan Collins and independent Angus King criticized the reversal, with Collins writing, "to have them routinely done when we have had two recent shootings that are under investigation calls for a halt in that approach for now."
- DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin defended the policy, claiming agents face "a more than 1,300% increase in vehicle attacks," while Trump wrote that ICE must remain "strong, tough, and smart" to effectively fight crime.
- While DHS plans to equip all field offices with body cameras within 60 days, Migration Policy Institute fellow Muzaffar Chishti noted that "Before 2022, traffic stops were rare. Most of our ICE enforcement arrests were done either in jails or at the border.
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Trump orders ICE traffic stops resumed as a fourth immigrant dies in 8 days
In an especially provocative social media post, Trump called traffic stops “one of I.C.E.’s most important and effective Crime Fighting tools,” praised the agency for doing a “GREAT job” and ordered agents to continue them.
News Wrap: Trump ends pause on ICE traffic stops
In our news wrap Wednesday, President Trump overturned the temporary pause on ICE traffic stops that was issued after two deadly shootings within a week, the U.S. launched multiple waves of new strikes against Iran, and heavy smoke from several wildfires burning in Canada and Minnesota is causing unhealthy air for millions of people across the Midwest and Northeastern U.S.
Trump Urges ICE to Continue Traffic Stops After Recent Shootings, Calling Them Important and Effective - Internewscast Journal
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Trump wants ‘important and effective’ ICE traffic stops to continue in wake of recent shootings
President Donald Trump wants Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to keep pulling over vehicles, signaling his opposition Wednesday to plans announced just a day earlier to suspend most traffic stops following another string of fatal shootings.
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