ICE suspends traffic stops nationwide after agent kills Colombian driver in Maine
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement suspended the use of traffic stops to detain immigrants nationwide, 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.
US media reported that ICE suspended the use of traffic stops to detain immigrants nationwide, a decision announced a day after an agent shot and killed a Colombian driver in Maine.
Department officials shifted their account of the incident as details emerged; authorities initially said the driver was a target of an investigation and had tried to "weaponise" his vehicle, before later saying he was not the target and describing the car as attempting to flee the scene. The death sparked anti-ICE demonstrations in the area.
The shooting came a week after an ICE officer killed another motorist in Texas, renewing criticism of the agency's enforcement operations. How long the suspension will remain in place is not yet clear.
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