White House officials on Tuesday told Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers to suspend most vehicle stops after two deadly shootings within a week, people familiar with the decision said on Tuesday.
The policy change came after an ICE officer on Monday shot and killed a Colombian driver in Maine and a week after one shot and killed a motorist in Houston, Texas, renewing criticism of the agency’s enforcement tactics that were widely condemned last winter after the killings of Alex Pretti and Renee Good in Minnesota.
In Florida on Tuesday, a third man in roughly a week died during an encounter with immigration officers.
This time, a 28-year-old man was killed after he was hit by a tractor trailer while running from immigration and other federal officers, authorities said.
The suspension of vehicle stops allows room for exceptions when executing a criminal warrant or working with partner agencies, said a person who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive law enforcement operations.
