US president backs tactic despite agency announcing temporary pause after fatal shootings in Texas and Maine.

US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) suspended the use of traffic stops to detain immigrants across the country, US media reported Tuesday, a day after an ICE agent shot…

Asked about the suspension of traffic stops, an ICE spokesperson said, "We are always evaluating our procedures to keep our officers safe and criminals off our streets."

The president vowed ICE would not end traffic stops under his watch, after recent killings drew scrutiny over the practice.