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White House Says ICE Traffic Stops Will Continue After Fatal Incidents in Maine and Texas
The White House confirmed that ICE traffic stops will continue despite recent fatal immigration enforcement operations in Maine and Texas.
By  Alonso González Bañuelas
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White House Says ICE Traffic Stops Will Continue After Fatal Incidents in Maine and Texas
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Posted on07/16/26 at 14:31

  • ICE will continue controversial traffic stops.
  • White House defends operations following recent deaths.
  • Body cameras promised for all ICE agents’ regional offices.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Thursday that ICE traffic stops will continue following the deaths of two individuals during separate immigration enforcement operations in Maine and Texas.

«The Department of Homeland Security has issued verbal instructions to all regional offices across the country to continue conducting vehicle stops,» Leavitt told reporters during her first press briefing since giving birth.

The press secretary explained that: «The Department of Homeland Security believes that vehicle stops are a necessary tool for ICE agents to continue their campaign to deport the worst criminal undocumented immigrants in our country.»

President Donald Trump had already rejected a temporary suspension of traffic stops the previous day.

Fatal Incidents Will Not Halt ICE Traffic Stops

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The deaths of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a 52-year-old Mexican national, on July 7 in Houston, Texas, and Joan Sebastián Durán Guerrero, a 26-year-old Colombian national, on July 13 in Biddeford, Maine, occurred while both men were inside their vehicles as immigration agents attempted to stop them.

The incidents have renewed scrutiny of the use of force during immigration enforcement operations, as well as concerns over oversight and protections for individuals involved in these encounters.

One of the key issues raised following the incidents has been the use of body cameras by ICE agents. Leavitt said that:

«More than half of ICE’s regional offices already have body cameras, and the remaining offices are expected to receive them within the next 60 days.»

She added:

«The rollout has been slower than we would have liked, but that is due to Democrats’ decision to halt DHS activities for several weeks.»

Leavitt concluded by saying she expects all ICE regional offices nationwide to be equipped with body cameras very soon.