Media breathlessly reports on 'new' ICE traffic stop rules — then ICE tosses cold water on its narrative
First reported 1 Oct, 18:37 UTCUpdated 2d ago7 sources
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Media reports on the death of prior traffic stop rules for immigration operations are greatly exaggerated, according to the feds. Many in the media rushed to report on a memo outlining traffic stop rules in order to imply that the administration is reacting to criticism by weakening engagement standards. 'This memo…
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ICE officers were also ordered to conduct vehicle stops only after completing specific training.
The new guidance comes after ICE-initiated vehicle stops have repeatedly escalated when drivers have refused to cooperate or tried to flee. ICE agents have fired their guns during more than a dozen such encounters since last year, killing at least four people and wounding several others.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers have been ordered not to engage in high-speed car chases and to make vehicle stops only if they have completed specific training, under new internal guidance issued after several drivers were shot in encounters with ICE.
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- New ICE guidance bans high-speed car chases and sets tighter rules for traffic stops, a memo shows (opens Hindustan Times in a new tab)
- New ICE guidance bans high-speed car chases and sets tighter rules for traffic stops, a memo shows (opens The Washington Times in a new tab)
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers have been ordered not to engage in high-speed car chases and to make vehicle stops only if they have completed specific training, under new internal guidance issued after several drivers were shot in encounters with ICE.
- New ICE Guidance Reportedly Bans High-Speed Car Chases (opens HuffPost in a new tab)
ICE officers were also ordered to conduct vehicle stops only after completing specific training.
- New ICE guidance sets tighter rules for vehicles stops, bans officers from high-speed chases, memo reveals (opens Euronews in a new tab)
The new guidance comes as the Trump administration faces mounting criticism over a string of deadly incidents involving ICE officers. The agency downplayed the new measures, insisting they’re mere reminders and that current protocols will continue.
- ICE Makes Another Major Policy Change On Traffic Stops (opens The Daily Wire in a new tab)
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is making additional changes to the way its officers make vehicle stops, according to an internal agency memo obtained by The Daily Wire. The agency is now directing all officers to receive specialized training in order to make vehicle stops, according to the memo, which was…
- New ICE guidance bans high-speed car chases and sets tighter rules for traffic stops, memo shows (opens PBS NewsHour in a new tab)
The new guidance comes after ICE-initiated vehicle stops have repeatedly escalated when drivers have refused to cooperate or tried to flee. ICE agents have fired their guns during more than a dozen such encounters since last year, killing at least four people and wounding several others.
- Media breathlessly reports on 'new' ICE traffic stop rules — then ICE tosses cold water on its narrative (opens TheBlaze in a new tab)
Media reports on the death of prior traffic stop rules for immigration operations are greatly exaggerated, according to the feds. Many in the media rushed to report on a memo outlining traffic stop rules in order to imply that the administration is reacting to criticism by weakening engagement standards. 'This memo…
