Trump Defends ICE Traffic Stops as a Key Crime-Fighting Tool
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Trump Defends ICE Traffic Stops as a Key Crime-Fighting Tool

Trump orders immigration agents to keep making traffic stops and credits enforcement for driving crime to lows not seen in decades.

Richard Miniter
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First Published: July 15, 2026, 2:56 AM ET

WASHINGTON D.C. — Donald Trump ordered Immigration and Customs Enforcement to keep using traffic stops, calling them one of the agency’s most effective crime-fighting tools. Trump said the tactic will not be surrendered on his watch.