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Trump Ends ICE Vehicle-Stop Pause; Border czar blames Democrats

7/20/2026

Summary

Story summary

President Donald Trump lifted the ICE vehicle-stop pause imposed by Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin after two illegal immigrants were shot.
Border czar Tom Homan said individuals can pursue court actions and argued that Congress rhetoric and sanctuary-city protests encourage refusal of ICE.
Homan said ICE agents use emergency lights and insignia on unmarked cars and blamed Democrats for delaying body-camera rollout, asserting video would clear officers.

History

Historical Context

President Bill Clinton signed the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act on September 30 1996, effective April 1 1997, granting the Attorney General authority to add multilayered fencing, equip border patrol and increase agents by at least 1,000 annually through 2001. Those powers birthed ICE’s expansive enforcement tools, which President Donald Trump revived in 2024 by ending the vehicle-stop pause.

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Story summary

President Donald Trump lifted the ICE vehicle-stop pause imposed by Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin after two illegal immigrants were shot.
Border czar Tom Homan said individuals can pursue court actions and argued that Congress rhetoric and sanctuary-city protests encourage refusal of ICE.
Homan said ICE agents use emergency lights and insignia on unmarked cars and blamed Democrats for delaying body-camera rollout, asserting video would clear officers.

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