DHS has risked the fury of its agents by branding thousands of its cars with garish, giant yellow “ICE” lettering and the motto “Defend the Homeland,” The Daily Beast has learned.
The Department for Homeland Security (DHS) has not publicly disclosed how many vehicles it plans to deploy in total, but the Beast has been told that the initial number that have been wrapped in dark blue is around 2,500.
”ICE is a law enforcement agency, and like all other law enforcement agencies has a fleet of vehicles that includes those with ICE branding. Thanks to the One Big Beautiful Bill, ICE finally has the resources to grow its workforce to support ICE’s mission, and that will include all types of additional vehicles," Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement to the Beast.
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