ICE Ramps Back Up, With Deadly Results
7/16/202625 min
Two fatal shootings by federal immigration agents in Texas and Maine have put the spotlight back on the Trump administration’s deportation tactics.
Hamed Aleaziz, who reports on immigration policy, explains how these killings signal a return to a more aggressive form of enforcement.
Guest: Hamed Aleaziz, who covers the Department of Homeland Security and immigration policy in the United States for The New York Times.
Background reading:
- The ICE killing in Houston put focus on a surge in immigration arrests.
- ICE was ordered to cease most vehicle stops after two killings in a week, but then President Trump demanded that the officers continue to stop vehicles.
Photo: Meridith Kohut for The New York Times
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[instrumental music plays] From the New York Times, I'm Rachel Abrams, and this is The Daily. Two fatal shootings by federal immigration agents in Texas and in Maine have once again put a spotlight on the Trump administration's deportation tactics. Today, my colleague, Hamid Al-Aziz, explains how these killings signal a return to a more aggressive form of immigration enforcement, one that can easily turn a routine moment like a traffic stop into a deadly confrontation. It's Thursday, July 16th. Hamid, in the six months since two Americans were killed by federal agents in Minnesota, the government's deportation crackdown has felt