The White House confirmed on Thursday that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents will continue conducting traffic stops, despite reports that the tactic had been temporarily halted after two fatal shootings.
Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters that ICE agents are still permitted to perform vehicle stops, which are a necessary tool in the deportation campaign of criminal illegal immigrants.
Background
The announcement comes after multiple outlets reported that ICE had paused most vehicle stops earlier in the week, following fatal shootings in Texas and Maine in which the men killed were in the U.S. illegally but not the intended targets of the operations.
Ms. Leavitt also acknowledged that the rollout of body cameras has been slow, but said all ICE field agents are expected to have body cameras within 60 days, laying the blame on Democrats who she said kept the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shut down for weeks.
DHS has said outfitting agents with cameras is a top priority, citing a 1,300% increase in assaults against ICE officers and a 3,300% surge in vehicle attacks.
Original reporting: WMAL (Washington DC) — read the source article.
