Trump pushes ICE to keep traffic stops despite policy pause after shootings
TL;DR
President Donald Trump urged ICE to continue traffic stops even as the agency pauses them after fatal shootings in Maine and Texas, arguing the tactic is essential to remove criminals; the policy change follows a string of deadly enforcement incidents and drew criticism from lawmakers and policing experts who warn that shooting into moving vehicles is dangerous.
- Trump: ICE should continue traffic stops after recent shootings, seeming to contradict new policy NBC News
- Trump administration scales back immigration crackdown after ICE shootings The Washington Post
- ICE ordered to suspend most vehicle stops after deadly shootings, bill to make daylight saving time permanent AP News
- Trump Pressures ICE to Resume Traffic Stops After Agency Pulls Back The New York Times
- Trump says ICE should continue traffic stops after two men killed The Guardian
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