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ICE has suspended most vehicle stops nationwide CBS News reports ICE agents were instructed to immediately suspend most vehicle stops during enforcement operations nationwide, per multiple law enforcement sources — CBS News
The suspension follows two fatal shootings six days apart, in Houston and Biddeford, Maine Reuters reports ICE fatally shot two men in separate incidents six days apart following stops in Texas and Maine — Reuters via 93.3 The Drive
Agents were told to hold off on initiating stops except for targets with serious violent criminal histories, pending additional training CNN reports agents were directed to pause initiating vehicle stops, with exceptions for warrant-based operations — CNN via WSET
The pause is temporary, tied to additional training on stop tactics, not to any investigation outcome CBS News sources say the change is temporary and will remain in place while ICE provides additional training on vehicle-stop tactics — CBS News
Joan Sebastian Guerrero held a Social Security number and work authorization and was not the target of the surveillance The Maine Immigrants’ Rights Coalition said Guerrero was authorized to work and had been issued a Social Security number, and Sen. Angus King said he was not the target of the operation — WSET
Lorenzo Salgado Araujo had lived in the country more than three decades, had no criminal record, and was close to a work permit CBS News reports Salgado Araujo had no criminal record and was close to obtaining a work permit after more than three decades in the U.S. without legal status — CBS News
DHS says both men used or “weaponized” their vehicles against agents DHS alleged Salgado Araujo attempted to ram an officer, and separately said the officer in Maine fired after the driver attempted to flee — CBS News
No public video has surfaced showing either shooting directly Reuters reports that while some video of the incident’s aftermath has emerged, there is no public video yet showing the moment of the shooting itself — Reuters via 93.3 The Drive
DHS took nearly twelve hours to issue a public statement on the Maine shooting Reuters reports DHS released its statement on the shooting nearly 12 hours after it occurred — Reuters via 93.3 The Drive
Senator Susan Collins urged DHS Secretary Mullin to halt non-urgent vehicle stops before DHS made its own announcement Collins said she spoke with DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin and urged him to cease all non-urgent vehicle stops while the Biddeford investigation was ongoing — CBS News
A federal judge restricted ICE vehicle stops in January, requiring a specific, articulable reason The American Immigration Council reports a federal judge ordered agents not to stop vehicles absent a specific, articulable reason to believe occupants were forcibly obstructing or interfering with agents — American Immigration Council
Since June, ICE arrests in Maine have more than quadrupled, to around seventy per day Reuters reports ICE arrests in Maine more than quadrupled since the beginning of June, reaching around 70 per day in early July, per internal ICE data — Reuters via 93.3 The Drive
DHS attributed the absence of body cameras to “back-to-back Democrat shutdowns” DHS said the officers involved in both fatal shootings weren’t wearing body cameras because they hadn’t yet been issued them, which the agency blamed on “back-to-back Democrat shutdowns” — WSET
Salgado Araujo’s sons held a photograph of their father at a July 8 news conference in Houston Ronaldo Salgado and Lorenzo Jr. are pictured holding a photograph of their father at a news conference Wednesday, July 8, 2026, in Houston — AP Photo/David J. Phillip via WSET
A woman placed flowers at a makeshift memorial for the man killed in Biddeford A photo caption identifies a woman placing flowers at a makeshift memorial for the man fatally shot by ICE agents on July 14, 2026, in Biddeford, Maine — Getty Images via CBS News