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ICE issues new rules for vehicle stops and pursuits
5training courses
Only ICE officers who have completed one of five specified training courses can conduct vehicle stops.
New internal ICE guidance bans officers from pursuing vehicles that fail to stop and limits vehicle stops to trained officers. It also requires body-camera use and law-enforcement lights and sirens during stops.
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ICE officers are not authorized to chase vehicles that fail to pull over.
“they are not authorized to chase vehicles that fail to pull over under any circumstances”
- 5training courses
Only ICE officers who have completed one of five specified training courses can conduct vehicle stops.
“only officers who have completed one of five specific agency training courses can conduct vehicle stops”
ICE officers must wear and activate body cameras at vehicle-stop scenes.
“All officers on the scenes of vehicle stops must wear and activate their body cameras”