ICE told to halt most vehicle stops after pair of fatal shootings

It marks a major policy shift for the immigration enforcement agency, which has faced criticism in the past year over allegations of excessive use of force.

Videos Detail Moments Surrounding Fatal ICE Shooting in Biddeford, Maine

Footage obtained by The New York Times shows ICE agents in the moments before and after the killing of Joan Sebastian Guerrero. The circumstances of the shooting remain unclear.

By Allison McCann, Devon Lum, Tim Ouillette, Aric Toler and Leanne Abraham

Fatal ICE Shooting Draws Maine Vigils as Scrutiny Grows - Bloomberg.com

Fatal ICE Shooting Draws Maine Vigils as Scrutiny Grows  Bloomberg.com

Man killed by semi after fleeing from immigration officials in Florida

Death of unidentified 28-year-old man marks third immigration enforcement-related death in one week A person died during an encounter with federal immigration officials on Tuesday morning in Florida, a state highway patrol spokesperson confirmed, marking the third death in one week linked to immigration enforcement operations. Officials with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), which is a component of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), had an “encounter” with four men in a vehicle ...

By José Olivares

In the aftermath of deadly shootings, ICE pauses most traffic stops

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement will pause non-urgent vehicle stops after two deadly shootings in less than a week, Maine U.S. Sen. Angus King's office tells NPR.

By Sergio Martínez-Beltrán

Man fleeing ICE officers in Florida is struck and killed by tractor-trailer, police say

A 28-year-old man fleeing ICE agents in St. Augustine, Florida, darted across a busy road and was struck by a semi-truck, the third such death in a week.

Hundreds protest in Maine over the fatal shooting of a Colombian man by ICE

Hundreds of people protested in Maine on Tuesday over the killing of a Colombian man by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer, after federal officials appeared to shift their narrative about the deadly encounter.

ICE suspends vehicle stops for U.S. immigration enforcement, Reuters sources say

The policy shift came one day after an ICE officer killed a driver in the coastal Maine town of Biddeford, about 15 miles south of Portland.

ICE halts vehicle stops for US immigration enforcement after deadly shootings

US Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Tuesday suspended vehicle stops related to immigration enforcement, two sources briefed on the matter said, after agents fatally shot two men six days apart during stops in Texas and Maine. The policy shift came one day after an ICE officer killed a driver in the coastal Maine town of Biddeford, about 24km (15 miles) south of Portland. The US Department of Homeland Security released a statement nearly 12 hours after the shooting asserting that the...

By Reuters

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

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.

By FRANCE 24

Homeland Security got $20M for body cameras. So why weren’t ICE agents wearing them in Maine and Texas shootings?

The Department of Homeland Security vowed to ‘rapidly’ equip officers with body cameras after agents carried out a pair of fatal shootings in January

By Josh Marcus

How many people have been killed by immigration agents’ gunfire amid Trump’s crackdown?

ICE and Border Patrol agents have been involved in at least 29 shootings since the Republican returned to the White House, with the incident in Maine being the most recent

By Jordi Alonso Martínez Yañez

ICE temporarily halts vehicle pursuits after two fatal shootings in Maine and Texas

Who was Johan Sebastian Duran Guerrero? Father of 3-year-old killed in Maine ICE shooting; ‘he had a lot of dreams’

Johan Sebastian Duran Guerrero, the 26-year-old Colombian man killed by ICE in Maine.

ICE suspends traffic stops in wake fatal shootings

The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency has ordered its officers to suspend most vehicle stops around the country, after agents fatally shot two men six days apart during traffic stops in Texas and Maine.

ICE halts most traffic stops in wake of Maine fatal shooting, sources say

Asked about the suspension of traffic stops, an ICE spokesperson said, "We are always evaluating our procedures to keep our officers safe and criminals off our streets."

Florida Man Killed After Fleeing US Immigration Agents, 3rd Death In A Week

A man running from an encounter with immigration and other federal agents in Florida was struck and killed by a tractor trailer on Tuesday, authorities said.

ICE Makes Minor Concession After Two Killings in a Week

Scaling back vehicle stops isn't going to stop an agency dead set on brutalizing immigrants

By Ryan Bort