Federal immigration officials have been instructed to stop pulling over vehicles until further notice, according to a homeland security source, following two recent deadly shootings in Texas and Maine during which officials shot and killed immigrants in vehicles, reportedly in self-defense.
Media reports note that additional training will be provided.
In Biddefore, Maine, an ICE officer opened fire “fearing for public safety” as the victim “attempted to flee the scene” in a vehicle, the Department of Homeland Security said without detailing why the officer believed the illegal immigrant Mr. Durán Guerrero posed a risk.
Just six days earlier, a similar situation unfolded in Houston.
Mexican national Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was fatally shot by ICE officers who had pulled over his vehicle while looking for a different person, DHS confirmed last week.
“After receiving a credible tip from our law enforcement partners, our officers conducted surveillance on a target’s address. Weeks prior to the incident, they noted two white vans at the property,” DHS said. “On July 7, officers were almost at the target’s address when they observed a white van with an individual who resembled the target. Officers then initiated the vehicle stop.”
DHS initially said ICE officers were targeting Salgado Araujo because he was living in the country illegally. The department alleged he was shot after he ignored “multiple verbal commands” and attempted to ram an officer who fired his weapon in self-defense.
As usual, the media is backing the illegal aliens. We don’t know whether the agents were wrong or not, but neither does the media which is portraying ICE as guilty. The media will do and say anything to keep illegal aliens in the country.
Eyewitness in Biddeford, Maine.
🚨 Eyewitness says the driver was told multiple times to stop by ICE agents. He then put the car in drive and DROVE AT THE ICE OFFICER.
There you have it, direct eyewitness confirms the suspect weaponized his vehicle.
Source: @PressHerald https://t.co/JTEDyNVoUU pic.twitter.com/CRDFZWISp4
— Kim “Katie” USA (@KimKatieUSA) July 13, 2026
Houston, Texas.
New video shows ICE agents attempting to stop Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, an illegal alien, who then tried to run them over with his car.
The media is spinning it as agents “cutting him off,” but he was clearly fleeing and refusing to stop. https://t.co/br8Zsh7nvQ pic.twitter.com/MjmprzPtmP
— Kim “Katie” USA (@KimKatieUSA) July 9, 2026
