ICE officers will receive new training on vehicle stops, sources said. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has been ordered to temporarily stop conducting vehicle stops in the wake of two deadly shootings in Texas and Maine, sources told ABC News.
In an email sent to ICE deportation officers, a senior ICE official wrote that the vehicle stops are paused "immediately," according to the email reviewed by ABC News.
"All personnel are instructed to prioritize other existing operational methods, outside of vehicle stops, to conduct immigration enforcement activities," the official wrote.
Multiple sources said the pause is temporary and that ICE officers will receive new training on vehicle stops.
An ICE spokesperson said that the agency was “conducting targeted surveillance on the last known address of an illegal alien with a final order of removal," and when an “illegal alien departed the residence in a vehicle,” ICE agents “attempted to conduct a vehicle stop.”.
“The vehicle attempted to flee the scene and fearing for public safety an officer discharged his weapon,” ICE said.
I clearly heard him say that," said Boucher, adding that he overheard one of the ICE agents allegedly say the driver tried to run him over. »
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