On Tuesday, the DHS was heavily criticized after telling ICE agents to halt most vehicle and traffic stops — at least for the time being.
The order came in response to two ICE-involved shootings over the past week.
We covered the full story here:
BREAKING: ICE Agents Ordered to CEASE Vehicle Stops After Recent Shootings
As you might expect, this move proved incredibly controversial.
After all, vehicle stops are one of the most effective strategies that ICE uses to detain illegal aliens.
So, when word reached President Trump, he immediately overturned it!
In a post on Truth Social, President Trump called for ICE traffic stops to continue:
Full text:
The men and women of ICE are doing a GREAT job, one that has to be done. CRIME IS WAY DOWN IN AMERICA, in many cases with numbers that haven’t been seen in decades. The Open Border Policy of Sleepy Joe Biden allowed 25,000,000 people to pour into our Country, unchecked and unvetted. Many were Criminals, and we have to get them out. In order to do this, we must be strong, tough, and smart, and we CANNOT give up one of I.C.E.’s most important and effective Crime Fighting tools, THE TRAFFIC STOP! Once we do, we are playing right into the criminal’s hands. The Radical Left Dumocrats would like to see this done, but it won’t happen on my watch. I.C.E., be judicious, fair and smart, and go back and do your very important job. Keep those Crime Stat Records coming! Remember, you are loved and respected in America. Thank you for your attention to this matter! PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP
A short time later, ABC News confirmed that ICE traffic stops are being resumed:
President Donald Trump has overturned the temporary pause on U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement traffic stops, according to a source familiar with the discussion, allowing the traffic stops to resume.
This comes after Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin gave the directive to halt the traffic stops, a law enforcement source told ABC News on Tuesday.
In an email sent to ICE deportation officers, a senior ICE official wrote that the vehicle stops were paused “immediately,” according to the email reviewed by ABC News.
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Fox News correspondent Alexis McAdams shared the original memo that ICE agents received ordering them to pause vehicle stops:
The White House tells me President Trump OVERTURNED the suspension of ICE traffic stops this morning.
This, after DHS sent a memo out to all field office directors yesterday – saying ALL vehicle stops were suspended until further notice.
White House says there was NO policy… pic.twitter.com/if0c7t80aH
— Alexis McAdams (@AlexisMcAdamsTV) July 15, 2026
The White House tells me President Trump OVERTURNED the suspension of ICE traffic stops this morning.
This, after DHS sent a memo out to all field office directors yesterday – saying ALL vehicle stops were suspended until further notice.
White House says there was NO policy change just an internal DHS memo that was quickly overturned.
Way to go, President Trump!
Keep the deportations coming.
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