ICE pauses traffic stops after killing two people in six days
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In just six days, ICE killed two immigrants during traffic stops. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has privately directed its officers to temporarily pause traffic stops in the wake of two deadly shootings. “We are always evaluating our procedures to keep our officers safe and criminals off our streets. We will not disclose or discuss law enforcement tactics,” ICE said in a statement. ICE has been under increasing pressure to change how it conducts arrests, and Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) said Tuesday she had pushed for a shift in the agency’s practices. The shift comes after two high-profile deadly shootings during traffic stops. Last week, agents shot and killed Lorenzo Sagrado Araujo in Houston, Texas. While ICE said he had weaponized his vehicle, other men in the van he was driving said the accusation was false, and that officers in unmarked vehicles trailed them before surrounding their vehicle on the driver and passenger sides. Then Monday in Biddeford, Maine
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