Traffic Stops Become Flashpoint in ICE Shootings Under Trump
A States Newsroom review found that nearly all shootings by federal immigration officers since President Trump returned to office in January 2025 began with vehicle enforcement traffic stops. Of 22 shooting incidents, 19 involved officers firing on people in vehicles. Six people have been killed, including three U.S. citizens. After the July 13 killing of Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero in Maine, DHS briefly paused traffic stop enforcement, but Trump ordered it resumed. The White House stated officers will continue vehicle stops for deportations. An ACLU report identified 432 incidents of force or threats by immigration agents across eight states. In at least five cases, charges against those shot were dismissed after independent video contradicted DHS claims that victims used vehicles as weapons.
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