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ICE should keep making traffic stops despite recent shootings, Trump says
By Associated Press at KPRC 2 / Click2Houston (NBC)
· July 15, 2026
· 4 min read
President Donald Trump wants Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to keep pulling over vehicles, signaling his opposition Wednesday to plans announced just a day earlier to suspend most traffic stops following another string of fatal shootings. It's not clear whether ICE will quickly reve...
Key takeaway ” But Mullin didn't directly say whether ICE officers will be allowed to carry out traffic stops.
Why this matters in The Piney Point
The recent fatal shooting in Houston, where an ICE officer killed a motorist, has brought attention to the agency's enforcement tactics in the local community. President Trump's statement that ICE should continue traffic stops despite the new policy to halt them raises concerns about public safety in Piney Point Village and surrounding areas. The fact that at least four people have been killed during immigration operations involving vehicles since the start of the Trump administration's mass deportation campaign is particularly troubling. As U.S. Sen. Susan Collins has urged, ceasing non-urgent vehicle stops could help mitigate the risk of such incidents. Residents of Piney Point Village and the broader Houston area will be watching to see how ICE's policies are implemented and how they impact local communities, particularly in light of the recent incidents in Houston and elsewhere. The community will likely be seeking more information on how these policies will be carried out.
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Category: local ·
Published: July 15, 2026 ·
Source: KPRC 2 / Click2Houston (NBC) ·
Reading time: 4 min
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