Furious Trump overturns suspension of ICE traffic stops amid MAGA criticism | CNN

President Donald Trump was furious over the pause on most vehicle stops conducted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the blowback from his base, according to two sources familiar with the matter, as prominent MAGA voices suggested that the administration was weakening its immigration enforcement. CNN reported Tuesday that ICE agents were directed to largely suspend vehicle stops until further notice, according to a source familiar with the guidance. White House border czar Tom Homan stressed Tuesday that the suspension on vehicle stops, with some exceptions, was a temporary measure following the ICE-involved shootings in Houston and Maine. Senior Homeland Security officials have been assessing interim changes to operations on the heels of those fatal shootings but remain under pressure to deliver on Trump’s mass deportation agenda and the self-imposed goal of 2,000 arrests a day. The pause, even if brief, on most vehicle stops removed a critical tool toward that end. Neither Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin nor Homan alerted Trump to the pause on traffic stops before imposing it, according to two people familiar with the chain of events. Trump became furious a