After several fatal encounters involving Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers—including a shooting in Maine and incidents in Texas and Florida—the agency has been reviewing its use of traffic stops. In a July 15 post on Truth Social, Donald Trump backed the tactic, calling it a critical crime-fighting tool and urging ICE not to abandon it. The former president’s remarks came as senators from Maine, including Republican Susan Collins, asked for an independent investigation by the Department of Homeland Security’s inspector general. ICE’s enforcement director described the review as a temporary pause to examine training and procedures, not a permanent policy shift. The debate matters because it touches on how immigration authorities balance aggressive enforcement with public safety.