July 15 (UPI) — President Donald Trump said on social media Wednesday that immigration enforcement agents should resume traffic stops after agents shot and killed two people.
On Tuesday, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents were told to stop making most traffic stops after agents shot and killed Colombian immigrant Joan Sebastian Guerrero, 26, in Biddeford, Maine. The Maine Immigrants’ Rights Coalition said Guerrero was authorized to work in the United States and had been issued a Social Security number, CNN reported.
Tuesday evening, a person in Florida was killed while running from ICE agents. The person ran in front of a tractor-trailer on foot and was killed. The driver of the truck and several witnesses rendered aid and tried to save his life.
“The men and women of ICE are doing a GREAT job, one that has to be done. CRIME IS WAY DOWN IN AMERICA, in many cases with numbers that haven’t been seen in decades. The Open Border Policy of Sleepy Joe Biden allowed 25,000,000 people to pour into our Country, unchecked and unvetted. Many were Criminals, and we have to get them out. In order to do this, we must be strong, tough, and smart, and we CANNOT give up one of I.C.E.’s most important and effective Crime Fighting tools, THE TRAFFIC STOP! Once we do, we are playing right into the criminal’s hands. The Radical Left Dumocrats would like to see this done, but it won’t happen on my watch. I.C.E., be judicious, fair and smart, and go back and do your very important job. Keep those Crime Stat Records coming! Remember, you are loved and respected in America,” Trump posted on Truth Social.
In a statement ICE said on Tuesday that it’s, “always evaluating our procedures to keep our officers safe and criminals off the streets.”
