ICE Ramps Back Up, With Deadly Results

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<p>Two fatal shootings by federal immigration agents in Texas and Maine have put the spotlight back on the Trump administration’s deportation tactics.</p> <p>Hamed Aleaziz, who reports on immigration policy, explains how these killings signal a return to a more aggressive form of enforcement.</p> <p>Guest: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/hamed-aleaziz" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>Hamed Aleaziz</strong></a>, who covers the Department of Homeland Security and immigration policy in the United States for The New York Times.</p> <p>Background reading: </p> <ul> <li>The <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/10/us/ice-immigration-arrests-surge.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">ICE killing in Houston</a> put focus on a surge in immigration arrests.</li> <li>ICE was ordered to cease most vehicle stops <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/14/us/ice-agents-traffic-stops.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">after two killings in a week</a>, but then <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/15/us/politics/trump-ice-traffic-stops.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">President Trump demanded</a> that the officers continue to stop vehicles.</li> </ul> <p>Photo: Meridith Kohut for The New York Times</p> <p>For more information on today’s episode, visit <a href="http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>nytimes.com/thedaily</strong></a>. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday. </p> <p><p>Subscribe today at <a href="http://nytimes.com/podcasts">nytimes.com/podcasts</a> or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher">https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher</a>. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.</p></p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>