{"id":2629928,"date":"2026-07-15T08:16:01","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T12:16:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-we-cannot-give-up-on-ice-vehicle-stops-after-temporary-halt\/"},"modified":"2026-07-15T08:19:32","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T12:19:32","slug":"trump-says-we-cannot-give-up-on-ice-vehicle-stops-after-temporary-halt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-we-cannot-give-up-on-ice-vehicle-stops-after-temporary-halt\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump says &#8216;we cannot give up&#8217; on ICE vehicle stops after temporary halt"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-says-we-cannot-give-up-on-ice-vehicle-stops-after-temporary-halt%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2629928&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President Donald Trump expressed his opposition to halting vehicle stops conducted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), emphasizing their importance in crime-fighting.This comes after ICE temporarily paused such stops following two fatal officer-involved shootings in Maine and Texas, where officers shot and killed immigrant drivers, prompting criticism from Democrats. The incidents involved a man in Houston who was shot after attempting to run over an ICE officer and a Colombian national in Maine allegedly using his vehicle to escape. Democrats are calling for clear investigations into these deaths, while Trump insists that halting vehicle stops benefits criminals and condemns the current suspension as a mistake. The management\u2019s stance is that ICE&#8217;s vehicle stops are vital for law enforcement,and Trump urges ICE to continue their operations judiciously. Several Democratic candidates and officials have criticized ICE&#8217;s actions, with some advocating for dismantling the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >agency altogether amidst concerns<\/a> over officer-involved fatalities and policy approaches.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a> said on Wednesday he doesn\u2019t want to see the end of vehicle stops conducted by <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ice\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ice\/\">Immigration and Customs Enforcement<\/a> after they were reportedly halted by the agency yesterday in response to multiple fatal officer-involved shootings.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-homeland-security\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"3083\">Department of Homeland Security<\/a> shifted a key part of its immigration policy after ICE officers shot and killed two immigrant drivers in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/texas\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"253\">Texas<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/maine\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"193\">Maine<\/a> within one week. The administration has since faced intense backlash from Democrats, many of whom are calling for abolishing ICE.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/4648971\/trump-says-cannot-give-up-ice-vehicle-stops-after-temporary-halt\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump says \u2018we cannot give up\u2019 on ICE vehicle stops after temporary halt<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/4646012\/federal-immigration-agencies-full-throttle-birth-tourism-industry\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Federal immigration agencies go full throttle after \u2018birth tourism\u2019 industry<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/4648467\/man-killed-florida-ice-tractor-trailer\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Man fleeing immigration agents in Florida killed by tractor-trailer, police say<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump argued a prolonged halt to ICE vehicle stops will only benefit criminals and embolden Democrats.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe must be strong, tough, and smart, and we CANNOT give up one of I.C.E.\u2019s most important and effective Crime Fighting tools, THE TRAFFIC STOP!\u201d the president <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/116923585931908111\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/116923585931908111\">wrote on Truth Social<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOnce we do, we are playing right into the criminal\u2019s hands,\u201d he said. \u201cThe Radical Left Dumocrats would like to see this done, but it won\u2019t 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.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The temporary pause for traffic stops took effect on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/4647603\/ice-halts-vehicle-stops-officer-involved-fatal-shootings\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/4647603\/ice-halts-vehicle-stops-officer-involved-fatal-shootings\/\">ICE HALTS ALL VEHICLE STOPS FOLLOWING OFFICER-INVOLVED FATAL SHOOTINGS IN MAINE AND TEXAS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last week, a Mexican man in Houston was killed when he allegedly attempted to run over an ICE officer who fired shots in self-defense.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A similar incident unfolded in Maine on Monday, when officers shot and killed a Colombian national they said was weaponizing his vehicle in an attempt to flee the scene.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Democrats have called for transparent and independent investigations into both incidents. The Trump administration is conducting its own investigations into the fatal shootings.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Maine, several Democratic candidates seeking to replace <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/graham-platner\/\">Graham Platner<\/a>, the former Democratic nominee for the highly contested Maine Senate race, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4647315\/maine-democrats-replace-platner-ice-shooting\/\">lashed out<\/a> at ICE over the recent deaths.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Former Maine state Sen. Troy Jackson advocated for dismantling the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-rules-an-illegal-immigrant-cant-be-deported-due-to-a-technicality\/\" title=\"Supreme Court Rules An Illegal Immigrant Can\u2019t Be Deported Due To A Technicality\">federal immigration agency<\/a> and challenged incumbent Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/susan-collins\/\">Susan Collins\u2019s<\/a> (R-ME) vote to allocate $70 billion toward immigration enforcement earlier this year. He pointed to the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/minnesota\/\">Minnesota<\/a> ICE operation, which killed U.S. citizens Renee Good and Alex Pretti, as a reason for why lawmakers should rein in ICE.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As ICE received the order to pause vehicle stops for now, a Mexican citizen died trying to flee immigration officers in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/florida\/\">Florida<\/a> on Tuesday after he got hit by a tractor-trailer. This marked the third death in roughly a week involving ICE personnel.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump opposes ending ICE vehicle stops after recent shootings<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2159,"featured_media":2629929,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP26133517067853.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[8364,51050,3634,82742],"class_list":["post-2629928","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-ice","tag-law-enforcement-2","tag-trump","tag-vehicle-stops"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP26133517067853.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2629928","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2159"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2629928"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2629928\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2629933,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2629928\/revisions\/2629933"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2629929"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2629928"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2629928"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2629928"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}