{"id":2630451,"date":"2026-07-16T07:35:01","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T11:35:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ice-officers-say-mullin-has-not-ended-traffic-stop-ban-since-trump-intervened\/"},"modified":"2026-07-16T07:41:06","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T11:41:06","slug":"ice-officers-say-mullin-has-not-ended-traffic-stop-ban-since-trump-intervened","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ice-officers-say-mullin-has-not-ended-traffic-stop-ban-since-trump-intervened\/","title":{"rendered":"ICE officers say Mullin has not ended traffic stop ban since Trump intervened"},"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%2Fice-officers-say-mullin-has-not-ended-traffic-stop-ban-since-trump-intervened%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=2630451&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>the article discusses tensions within U.S.immigration enforcement efforts, focusing on a dispute between President donald Trump and Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin over ICE&#8217;s ability to conduct traffic stops. After two fatal shootings involving ICE in Texas and Maine, Mullin ordered a halt to vehicle pursuits during arrests, a move announced internally. However, Trump publicly contradicted Mullin, insisting that traffic stops are vital tools for crime fighting and should continue. The lack of clear guidance from ICE has caused confusion among officers,and some officials criticize the reactionary responses as harmful and poorly planned. <\/p>\n<p>political backlash ensued, with conservative voices criticizing Mullin, while others, including some Republican figures and senators like Susan Collins, called for a pause to traffic stops.mullin defended his decision, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >citing officer safety concerns amid increased attacks<\/a>. The incident highlights how internal disagreements and political debates over immigration enforcement are affecting GOP campaigns, especially in key areas like Maine and Texas. Moreover, DHS blames Democratic lawmakers for encouraging illegal immigrants to resist arrest, and the episode underscores the political challenges facing immigration policy amid a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-rips-biden-and-democrats-over-affordability-in-pennsylvania\/\" title=\"Trump rips Biden and Democrats over affordability in Pennsylvania\">contentious midterm election cycle<\/a>.  <\/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\">Thousands of U.S. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ice\" type=\"link\" id=\"washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ice\">Immigration and Customs Enforcement<\/a> officers are caught in a disagreement between President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\">Donald Trump<\/a> and Homeland Security Secretary <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/markwayne-mullin\">Markwayne Mullin<\/a> over ICE\u2019s ability to conduct traffic stops, all while sentiment about the president\u2019s second DHS boss turns negative among some of the president\u2019s closest supporters.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the wake of two ICE-involved fatal shootings of illegal immigrants in Texas and Maine in one week, Mullin directed <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ICE\">ICE<\/a> officers to stop pursuing vehicles when attempting to make arrests. The move was <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AlexisMcAdamsTV\/status\/2077399446703284642\">announced<\/a> internally by ICE\u2019s Enforcement and Removal Operations assistant director for field operations and took effect Tuesday morning.<\/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\/4649700\/canadian-woman-delaney-hall-ice-slapping-teenagers-trump-shirts\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Canadian woman taken to Delaney Hall by ICE after slapping teenagers wearing Trump shirts<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\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<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Less than 24 hours later, Trump publicly undercut Mullin and demanded the traffic stops continue, stating in a Truth Social <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/116923585931908111\">post<\/a> on Wednesday morning that \u201cwe CANNOT give up one of I.C.E.\u2019s most important and effective Crime Fighting tools, THE TRAFFIC STOP!\u201d<\/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\">Several ICE employees and two officials familiar with ICE\u2019s internal planning told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> on Wednesday afternoon they had not received notice from ICE or the Department of Homeland Security to restart traffic stops and suggested the Trump administration\u2019s vacillating response to the shootings had only caused more problems.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe haven\u2019t received an email saying stops have been resumed,\u201d an ICE officer hired prior to Trump\u2019s second term wrote in a text message.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A second officer with roughly a decade of experience confirmed he had not received updated guidance as of late Wednesday afternoon.<\/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\">\u201cWho\u2019s in charge?\u201d the first ICE officer asked. \u201cThis is very much the administration\u2019s MO for over a year. Reactionary. No thought process. Band aid solutions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A former senior Trump DHS official told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> that the department had \u201cgathered enough statistics\u201d showing that \u201cbad things happen at traffic stops\u201d but that the stops are nonetheless still \u201cthe best tool\u201d for making arrests.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The second ICE officer agreed and said a \u201cmajority\u201d of illegal immigrants taken into custody inside the United States were encountered as a result of traffic stops.<\/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<h2 id=\"h-maga-turns-on-mullin\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">MAGA turns on Mullin<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">DHS did not address the question head-on when asked on Wednesday if traffic stops would begin again. Senior White House officials similarly declined to comment on the timeline for restarting the traffic stops and instead took issue with the semantics of the question.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">White House officials maintained that no policy was put forward by DHS to halt traffic stops but that the change in approach was stated in a memo distributed to DHS staff from ICE \u2014 even while the officials reiterated to the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> that Trump personally overruled Mullin.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Laura Loomer, a conservative activist known for frequently influencing Trump\u2019s own policy and personnel decisions, told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> on Wednesday that she has been speaking to senior White House officials \u201cfor months about how bad [Mullin] is.\u201d<\/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\">\u201cWe are being betrayed in real time,\u201d Fox News\u2019s Tomi Lahren posted Tuesday on X regarding Mullin\u2019s decision. \u201cIf you want Trump voters to stay home in November, keep this up, Markwayne and co.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mike Davis, a veteran Republican operative and attorney with close ties to the administration, wrote Tuesday night that he \u201cpersonally\u201d likes Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) and even \u201cdonated to her reelection campaign\u201d but claimed that \u201cin no way, shape, or form should Susan Collins dictate DHS policy.\u201d Collins, running in a tough race in Maine, where one of the shootings occurred, had <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bangordailynews.com\/2026\/07\/15\/politics\/elections\/susan-collins-ice-traffic-stop-halt-trump\/\">called on<\/a> ICE to pause traffic stops.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe fact Markwayne Mullin doesn\u2019t understand this proves why he shouldn\u2019t be in this job,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-26\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-5\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A longtime advisor to the president told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> \u201cit\u2019s pretty obvious that the White House noticed\u201d the significant backlash to Mullin\u2019s announcement from conservative voices on social media.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mullin defended his decision when asked about it Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOur #1 goal is to keep our officers safe and get criminals OFF our streets. Illegal aliens will be arrested and deported wherever they are. If you are here illegally, LEAVE NOW. As our officers carry out operations to enforce our nations laws, they are facing a more than 1,300% increase in vehicle attacks,\u201d Mullin said in a statement. \u201cWe remind illegal aliens attempting to evade arrest is dangerous.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-the-left-s-anti-ice-organizing-causes-headaches\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Left\u2019s anti-ICE organizing causes headaches<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">DHS blamed Democratic lawmakers, including Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA), and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, for educating illegal immigrants through flyers and online resources that teach \u201chow to recognize ICE, block entry, and defy arrest.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The second ICE officer said illegal immigrants have become \u201cemboldened to flee\u201d when law enforcement has attempted traffic stops, such as the case in Houston. As two unmarked black SUVs attempted to pull over a white commercial van, the driver did not stop. One of the ICE officers opened fire, killing the driver, who was not the original target of the pursuit.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">DHS had ICE notify all personnel in the hours after an ICE officer fatally shot a man in Maine on Monday to cease all traffic stops, meaning all arrests must take place while the person police are after is out of his or her vehicle.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The decision was meant to help ICE catch its breath and save face after the second fatal shooting by an ICE officer in a week and the first fatal shootings in six months.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No matter the sequencing, the entire episode underlines how immigration, a winning issue for Republicans for the bulk of Trump\u2019s career, is now endangering some at-risk GOP candidates ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Collins said Tuesday she personally asked Mullin to end immigration officials\u2019 use of traffic stops following the deadly shooting in her state. Collins, a centrist and the longest-serving Senator in Maine\u2019s history, is facing significant progressive opposition this November, even with Democrats scrambling to find a replacement for disgraced Democratic nominee Graham Platner on the ticket.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/4646012\/federal-immigration-agencies-full-throttle-birth-tourism-industry\/\">FEDERAL AGENCIES GO FULL THROTTLE AFTER \u2018BIRTH TOURISM\u2019 INDUSTRY<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, in traditionally deep-red Texas, where the Trump-endorsed Ken Paxton is facing a tough challenge from progressive state Rep. James Talarico for U.S. Senate, the GOP is losing ground with Hispanic voters who swung for Trump in 2024.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A 1,000-respondent survey, commissioned by the U.S. Hispanic Business Council in June, found 1 in 5 Hispanic business owners in Texas have had an employee deported since Trump entered office, and that 70% say their businesses have been negatively affected by the president\u2019s tariffs. Furthermore, the survey showed nearly 25% of Hispanic respondents backed Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) over Paxton in the GOP primary but now plan to vote for Talarico. Talarico held a 7-point lead overall in the USHBC survey.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ICE traffic stop dispute fuels GOP tensions amid shootings<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3394,"featured_media":2630452,"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\/trump-mullin-ice.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[8364,56760,82784,3634],"class_list":["post-2630451","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-ice","tag-mullin-2","tag-traffic-stop-ban","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/trump-mullin-ice.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2630451","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\/3394"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2630451"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2630451\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2630455,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2630451\/revisions\/2630455"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2630452"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2630451"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2630451"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2630451"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}