Trump urges ICE to resume vehicle stops after brief pause following shootings
President Trump called on Immigration and Customs Enforcement to continue stopping vehicles, while the agency had paused the practice after two fatal shootings. Homeland Security officials said they were aligned with the president’s request.
President Donald Trump on Wednesday pressed Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers to resume stopping vehicles as part of the agency’s effort to detain undocumented individuals, despite a temporary suspension after two recent fatal shootings. The pause followed incidents in which ICE agents shot and killed a man in Houston and another in Biddeford, Maine, within a week.
The Department of Homeland Security did not confirm whether the traffic stops would be reinstated, but Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin posted on social media that he was “on the same page” with the president and that ICE officers should have “all options available to keep them safe” while carrying out the administration’s deportation operations.
The shift reflects a pattern of policy adjustments as the administration pursues its immigration enforcement agenda, responding to public criticism and internal pressure to intensify enforcement actions.