- Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin temporarily paused Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) traffic stops earlier this week.
- The pause was enacted after two men, Joan Sebastian Guerrero and Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, died in confrontations involving ICE traffic stops where they were not the intended targets.
- President Donald Trump intervened on Wednesday, reversing Mullin's order and stating that traffic stops are a vital crime-fighting tool for ICE.
- Trump's decision to reinstate the traffic stops followed a wave of criticism and complaints from MAGA allies, including prominent figures like Tomi Lahren and Steve Bannon.
- Mullin later affirmed that he and Trump "are on the same page," emphasizing the need for ICE officers to have all available options to deport "illegal alien criminals."
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