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Trump administration orders ICE to halt traffic stops after Maine shooting, US media reports

Protesters gather near a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility Scarborough, Maine, one day after the shooting of Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero, Tuesday, July 14, 2026.
Protesters gather near a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Maine, July 14, 2026 to protest the shooting of Johan Sebastian Duran Guerrero. © Robert F. Bukaty, AP

US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) suspended the use of traffic stops to detain immigrants across the country, US media reported Tuesday, a day after an ICE agent shot and killed a Colombian driver in Maine. The fatal shooting came a week after an ICE officer killed a motorist in Texas, renewing criticism of the agency's enforcement operations.

Trump administration officials have told Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to suspend most vehicle stops after two deadly shootings in little over a week, a person familiar with the matter confirmed Tuesday.

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