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ICE ordered to halt most vehicle stops after two fatal shootings

newsJul 14, 2026673,666

The Department of Homeland Security ordered U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to pause most non-urgent vehicle stops nationwide after two agents fatally shot men during traffic stops in Houston and Biddeford, Maine within about a week. News outlets and officials identified one victim in Maine as 26-year-old Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero and reporting names another victim as Lorenzo Salgado Araujo. The pause was described as a temporary, agencywide suspension to allow review of tactics and retraining, and Maine U.S. Sen. Angus King’s office told NPR about the directive. The shootings prompted calls for independent investigations and renewed demands for accountability from advocacy groups and some lawmakers, while officials said the agency would assess procedures. National outlets including Reuters, the Associated Press, The Guardian, and NPR have reported the order and the related killings.

Marie 🇨🇦
@pawbaby2.bsky.social

ICE kills two people in vehicle stops within a week including a 26 year old father authorized to work in the US and their response is a quiet “pause,” not accountability. 1/2 #USDemocracy #Pinks newrepublic.com/post/213072/...

53145d ago
Aaron Rupar
@atrupar.com

Q: Will this change on vehicle stops lower the rate of deportations? HOMAN: No. No. I'm sick and tired of reading about how the administration has lost their guts with mass deportation. Do you know that ICE last month arrested more aliens than any month in the history of the agency?

65245d ago
Chuck Schumer
@schumer.senate.gov

Two people have been tragically killed in the last week. A pause on vehicle stops is nowhere near enough. We need laws that prevent these tragedies and hold ICE agents accountable with real consequences.

8645d ago
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