U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement appears to be hitting pause.
The agency has reportedly ordered officers nationwide to stand down on most vehicle stops, multiple law enforcement sources say — with one exception: operations targeting serious criminal offenders. Everyone else is on hold while agents go through updated training on the tactic.
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Neither ICE nor the Department of Homeland Security has confirmed the pause, or the reasoning behind it, in an on-the-record statement.
An ICE spokesperson told Blaze News that the agency is “always evaluating our procedures to keep our officers safe and criminals off our streets,” adding, “We will not disclose or discuss law enforcement tactics.”
The directive doesn’t appear to be a written policy. Three Homeland Security sources told
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