ICE temporarily pauses most vehicle stops after deadly shootings as other policies face scrutiny The deployment of new body cameras and training standards is also facing renewed scrutiny.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is suspending most vehicle stops after officers were involved in two deadly shootings in one week. The deployment of new body cameras and training standards is also facing renewed scrutiny.

The most recent case happened on Monday in Biddeford, Maine. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which oversees ICE, said officers were conducting targeted surveillance on the last known address of an undocumented immigrant with a final order of removal.


 An illegal alien departed the residence in a vehicle. ICE law enforcement attempted to conduct a vehicle stop. The vehicle attempted to flee the scene and fearing for public safety an officer discharged his weapon,  DHS said in a statement.

It wasn't immediately clear why the officer concluded that the Colombian man behind the wheel posed a public safety threat and whether he was the intended target of the original enforcement operation. The department didn't provide further details on Tuesday in response to emailed questions.

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Maine's Republican Sen. Susan Collins said, while the investigation is not complete, the incident  raises sufficient critical questions.  She urged DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin  to cease all non-urgent vehicle stops  on Monday night.

The Trump administration is now directing ICE agents to suspend most traffic stops, with potential exceptions for criminal warrants and collaborations with partner agencies, according to a source who spoke to the Associated Press.

An ICE spokesperson declined to  disclose or discuss law enforcement tactics,  but noted that the agency is always evaluating procedures.

On Tuesday evening, White House border czar Tom Homan confirmed the policy change and described it as a short-term pause.

 I think what they're doing is taking the pause to make sure that, number one, the ICE officers have everything they need to sta

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