In the ever-evolving world of immigration enforcement, it seems as though the wheels of change are spinning yet again. ICE, the government agency tasked with handling immigration laws, has hit the brakes on one of its major strategies: vehicle stops. This pause, as it’s being called, is being introduced as a decision made by the higher-ups to supposedly evaluate recent incidents and recharge their approach. The headlines all scream about a recent shooting in Bifford, Maine, where an unfortunate Colombian man caught a bullet that certainly wasn’t meant for him. What a tragic mix-up, speaks volumes to the precision at play.

Now, people have taken to the streets in Maine with their righteous indignation, holding signs and chanting outside Senator Susan Collins’s office. “Vote her out!” they demand, surely hoping to send anyone affiliated with ICE into political retirement. Meanwhile, with Democratic hopeful Graham Plat stepping out of the Maine Senate race, his would-be successors are eagerly embracing his anti-ICE rhetoric. The resounding cry is not just for reform but to oust ICE from the streets altogether—a bold plan, to say the least.

Enter Tom Homan, who calmly insists that this is not the end of the world for ICE. Instead, he assures audiences that the pause is just a breather to ensure things are being done right. The pause lets ICE look over a couple of incidents, he says, and make sure the agents are doing their jobs well-trained and effectively. So, while vehicle stops take a temporary back seat, ICE won’t stop putting up those record numbers of arrests and deportations. To Tom, this pause is a gentle coaster, not a full stop on their journey.

While skeptics suggest this reevaluation might spring from inadequate training among the newer ICE recruits, Tom waves off such concerns with the ease only decades of experience might provide. He points out that the officers involved in recent incidents aren’t rookies. Unphased, he trots out the impressive ICE training curriculum, assuring viewers that regardless of recent setbacks, their agents are as prepared as ever to round up criminal aliens, safely and effectively, without the need for those pesky vehicle stops.

In the grand spectacle that is immigration enforcement, ICE continues its high-octane crackdown even with this pause. It seems no protest chant or policy review can slow down the engine of enforcement for too long. After all, as Tom hints, ICE can nab their targets while they’re all snug in their homes or when they step out, with minimal fuss. Whatever the method, Tom seems confident this pause is just another plot twist in ICE’s ongoing saga—a mere blip on the radar in their relentless pursuit of justice.