ICE Halts Most Nationwide Vehicle Stops After 2 Fatal Shootings in Maine and Texas
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Updated · The Guardian · Jul 14
ICE Halts Most Nationwide Vehicle Stops After 2 Fatal Shootings in Maine and Texas
3 articles · Updated · The Guardian · Jul 14
Summary
ICE officers nationwide were told to stop pulling over vehicles until further notice, with Fox News reporting exceptions for the “most egregious” criminal targets.
Two killings in less than a week drove the pause: 26-year-old Joan Sebastian Guerrero was shot in Maine on Monday, days after Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was killed in Houston while driving to work.
Both shootings triggered demands for independent investigations, and neither case involved officers wearing body cameras; Fox reported the suspension will last until ICE completes new vehicle-stop training.
Since January 2025, ICE and CBP officers have fatally shot 11 people, including five in vehicles, as DHS repeatedly said drivers “weaponized” cars but later footage in some cases cast doubt on those claims.