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Trump Orders ICE Back to Traffic Stops as Agents Welcome Reversal

By Jennie Taer | The Daily Wire

“Not sure how they don’t consult Trump about this before they send out guidance to every field office.”

After just one day of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ordering officers to temporarily stop making traffic stops, President Donald Trump said he’d like them to resume, and federal immigration officers are cheering on his push.

The pause on vehicle stops came in the wake of two fatal shootings of migrants by ICE officers in Houston and Maine. ICE said the Houston shooting involved a Mexican illegal immigrant who “weaponized” his vehicle against ICE officers. In the Biddeford, Maine, case, an officer fatally shot a Colombian man who “attempted to flee the scene” of a traffic stop.

Both incidents are under investigation.

Meanwhile, Trump came out in opposition to the halt, writing on Truth Social Wednesday morning that the move meant ICE was caving to criminals and anti-ICE Democrats.

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