Trump reverses DHS policy, orders ICE to resume vehicle stops after one-day pause

The day after the Department of Homeland Security announced a pause on ICE vehicle stops, President Donald Trump instructed the agency to reverse course on what he called "one of ICE's most important and effective Crime Fighting tools."

In a social media post, Trump wrote, "We CANNOT give up one of ICE's most important and effective Crime fighting tools, THE TRAFFIC STOP!"

The president reasoned that the announced DHS policy shift would be "playing right into the criminal’s [sic] hands."

"The Radical Left Dumocrats would like to see this done, but it won’t happen on my watch," he wrote. Addressing federal agents directly, he then said, "ICE, be judicious, fair and smart, and go back and do your very important job."

ICE AGENTS INSTRUCTED TO END MOST VEHICLE STOPS IN MAJOR POLICY SHIFT

The White House confirmed with Fox News that the president had overturned the pause on vehicle stops. This comes after multiple ICE sources confirmed with Fox News on Tuesday that agents were being instructed nationwide to cease most vehicle stops, a major shift in the agency’s immigration enforcement operations.

According to the sources, agents were instructed to end all vehicle stops except for targets considered to be the most egregious with serious or violent criminal histories. The pause was said to be indefinite and was to remain in effect until DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin had approved new vehicle stop training, and it had been implemented to agents in the field.

The pause followed two individuals being fatally shot by ICE agents during vehicle stops in Maine and Texas within the span of one week.

One senior ICE source remarked to Fox News that the change is "horrible but needs to happen."

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Trump, however, appears to feel differently.

"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," he wrote.

He said that under former President Joe Biden, who he referred to as "Sleepy Joe Biden," allowed 25 million people into the country, many of whom he said were "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," he wrote.

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To the ICE agents operating across the country, Trump wrote, "Keep those Crime Stat Records coming!" and "Remember, you are loved and respected in America."

The statement was reposted by DHS.