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Trump Urges ICE Traffic Stops Amid Rising Agent Killings

7/16/2026

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U.S. President Donald Trump praised Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) via Truth Social and urged traffic stops despite shootings.
ICE agents killed Salgado Araujo in Houston and Joan Sebastian Guerrero in Maine, raising deaths to 21 since March.
Protests after killings prompted ICE to pause stops, while families dispute Department of Homeland Security (DHS) claim victims threatened agents.
Trump did not mention the killings or offer condolences to the families.

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U.S. President Donald Trump praised Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) via Truth Social and urged traffic stops despite shootings.
ICE agents killed Salgado Araujo in Houston and Joan Sebastian Guerrero in Maine, raising deaths to 21 since March.
Protests after killings prompted ICE to pause stops, while families dispute Department of Homeland Security (DHS) claim victims threatened agents.
Trump did not mention the killings or offer condolences to the families.