{"id":2477275,"date":"2025-08-21T15:40:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-21T19:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ice-devotes-millions-to-new-vehicles-complete-with-custom-wrap\/"},"modified":"2025-08-21T15:40:45","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T19:40:45","slug":"ice-devotes-millions-to-new-vehicles-complete-with-custom-wrap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ice-devotes-millions-to-new-vehicles-complete-with-custom-wrap\/","title":{"rendered":"ICE devotes millions to new vehicles complete with custom wrap"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fice-devotes-millions-to-new-vehicles-complete-with-custom-wrap%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2477275&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article reports that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is spending over $2.4 million on new vehicles and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >custom vehicle wraps featuring<\/a> the agency&#8217;s name, logo, and the slogan &#8220;defend the homeland.&#8221; Four companies received no-bid contracts for these purchases, justified by ICE&#8217;s expectation of a surge in staffing. This hiring surge follows a recent campaign that attracted around 100,000 applications within two weeks. Among the purchases, Hendrick Motorsports sold 25 Chevrolet Tahoe SUVs to ICE for $2.25 million,while the vehicle wraps cost approximately $174,000. ICE has been operating under <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wisconsin-supreme-court-overrules-dem-governor-on-mask-mandate\/\" title=\"Wisconsin Supreme Court Overrules Dem Governor On Mask Mandate\">multiple emergency orders<\/a> to accelerate processing of illegal immigrants and has also awarded no-bid contracts to open new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/this-is-torch-and-pitchfork-mentality-run-amuck-guest-on-malzbergs-eat-the-press-discusses-the-cancel-culture-in-the-us-today\/\" title=\"\u201cThis is Torch and Pitchfork Mentality Run Amuck\u201d \u2013 Guest on Malzberg\u2019s \u201cEat the Press\u201d Discusses the Cancel Culture in the US Today\">detention centers<\/a> in New Jersey and Michigan.The agency cited urgency to avoid delays that could hinder its recruiting efforts.The Department of Homeland Security was contacted for comment on these developments. <br \/> <!DOCTYPE html><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">ICE devotes millions to new vehicles complete with custom wrap<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2202457\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3497211\/ice-applicants-increase-hiring-illegal-immigration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Immigration and Customs Enforcement<\/a> is spending upwards of $2.4 million on new vehicles and a custom wrap that includes the agency&rsquo;s name, logo, and the phrase &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/3485436\/dhs-website-us-citizens-join-ice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">defend the homeland<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Four companies received no-bid contracts with ICE, as the department cited an &ldquo;anticipation of surge staffing.&rdquo; This comes as the agency pursued a hiring campaign that resulted in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3497211\/ice-applicants-increase-hiring-illegal-immigration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">100,000 applications<\/a> within two weeks.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/3769163\/uganda-accept-deported-immigrants\/\">Uganda to accept deported US immigrants who fear their home country<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3760400\/illegal-immigrant-population-reached-14-million-under-biden-in-2023\/\">Illegal immigrant population reached 14 million under Biden in 2023<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/3769096\/ice-detain-immigrant-workers-new-jersey-warehouse-raid\/\">ICE officers detain dozens of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-meets-virtually-with-mexican-leader-on-immigration-ccp-virus-climate-issues\/\" title=\"Biden Meets Virtually With Mexican Leader on ..., CCP Virus, Climate Issues\">immigrant workers<\/a> in New Jersey warehouse<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;The agency&rsquo;s need for the services is so urgent and compelling that providing full and open competition would result in unacceptable delays and seriously hinder the Government&rsquo;s recruiting initiative,&rdquo; ICE wrote in its contracting document.<\/p>\n<p>Hendrick Motorsports in Charlotte, North Carolina, sold 25 Chevrolet Tahoe SUVs to the tune of $2.25 million to ICE. As for the wrap, it will cost $174,000 among three companies for the design and application.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3498670\/white-house-dhs-dismisses-lunatic-maxine-waters-civil-war-criticisms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>WHITE HOUSE AND DHS DISMISS &lsquo;LUNATIC&rsquo; MAXINE WATERS&rsquo;S CRITICISMS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> reached out to the Department of Homeland Security for comment.<\/p>\n<p>ICE has recently functioned under many emergency orders to expedite processing for illegal immigrants. Since President Donald Trump declared a state of emergency at the Mexican border, ICE made no-bid contracts to open the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3410965\/acting-ice-director-todd-lyons-finds-newark-detention-center-incident-disheartening\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Delaney Hall Detention Center<\/a> in New Jersey and a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3354357\/new-ice-detention-center-open-former-michigan-prison\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">GEO Group<\/a>-owned detention center in Michigan.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ICE spends $2.4M on new vehicles with custom wrap<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2631,"featured_media":2477276,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/car-stops-dc.webp?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[61710,8364,9177,61709,8068],"class_list":["post-2477275","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-custom-wrap","tag-ice","tag-investment","tag-new-vehicles","tag-transportation"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/car-stops-dc.webp?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2477275","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2631"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2477275"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2477275\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2477279,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2477275\/revisions\/2477279"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2477276"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2477275"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2477275"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2477275"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}