ICE ordered to halt traffic stops in major policy shift

WorldPolitics
15 Jul 2026 • 1:32 AM MYT
The Independent
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ICE ordered to halt traffic stops in major policy shift

  • Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents have reportedly been instructed to cease performing traffic stops.
  • This policy reversal follows two fatal shootings by ICE officers within a week, involving Joan Sebastian Guerrero in Maine and Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Texas.
  • The new guidance represents a significant shift from the Trump administration's broad mass deportation strategy.
  • Both Guerrero and Salgado Araujo were not the intended targets of the ICE stops that led to their deaths, and witnesses have disputed official accounts.
  • The incidents highlight ongoing concerns about ICE's use-of-force policies, the lack of body cameras on agents and federal guidelines prohibiting deadly force solely to stop a vehicle.

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