EXCLUSIVE: ICE to spend $100 million on 1,000 more SUVs to support Trump's mass deportation efforts
Source: The Independent
Monday 25 August 2025 17:46 BST
As the Trump administration continues to transform U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement into a seemingly omnipresent occupying force in American cities, the agency is seeking to add another 1,000 customized SUVs wrapped in ICE specific artwork, according to a draft RFP obtained by The Independent.
The contractor shall provide full upfit and graphic application and continually ship 100 vehicles to the government every sixty (60) calendar days after the receipt of the award, states the request for proposals. At a minimum the multiple IDIQ contractors shall provide up to one thousand (1,000) vehicle upfits and graphic applications.
At that rate, it will take 20 months to fulfill the order. Interested vendors must submit capability statements by Tuesday afternoon.
The solicitation is for the modifications only; the vehicles a combination of Ford Police Interceptor Utility SUVs, Dodge Durango Pursuit SUVs and Chevy Tahoe Police Pursuit Vehicle SUVs, model year 2025 or later will be purchased separately and shipped from the dealership to the vendors selected to adapt them for ICE.
Read more: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/ice-trump-deportation-suvs-100-million-b2813674.html
Waste. Fraud. Abuse.

Diamond_Dog
(38,476 posts)
bucolic_frolic
(52,405 posts)Maninacan
(178 posts)I see see a big opportunity for fraudulent procurement and rebuilding of vehicles.
Bengus81
(9,388 posts)and much more. Like a bunch of kids in a candy store while they watch people die.
Karasu
(2,003 posts)away with that shit without the mouth-breathers shrieking about their precious national debt every second of every day.
bluestarone
(20,287 posts)HE can decide this fucking bullshit all by himself? Fuck it we need a fucking war.
Prairie Gates
(6,274 posts)BumRushDaShow
(160,177 posts)(which is probably why he is going hogwild) is that he can just pardon them all.
bluestarone
(20,287 posts)Nobody will intervene! NOBODY.
surfered
(9,228 posts)Karasu
(2,003 posts)nothing compared to the cost of pushing a nationwide fascist agenda.
Prairie Gates
(6,274 posts)They are fraudsters. I think Dems need to start saying that if you are involved in these procurement frauds you will be held accountable.
niyad
(127,247 posts)cronies) is going to pocket a fortune.
We were told we were broke, but there is miney for this boondoggle??
flashman13
(1,494 posts)William Seger
(11,812 posts)Edited: I originally thought that these were the same high-priced and ridiculously high-powered SUVs that California Highway Police are buying, but they are not (if the model names given are correct). Looking these up, they are all around the $50k range, so ICE is paying about $50k more for that "artwork" plus corruption.
It would be interesting if some reporter would look into whether the faux-king idiot demanded real gold for the artwork -- he did for that garish Oval Office trashing.
bluedigger
(17,320 posts)Why run a protection racket if you can't flex once in a while?
oasis
(52,888 posts)out of the U.S., what then? Are they going to park the vehicles somewhere and put them in mothballs?
BumRushDaShow
(160,177 posts)as technically they "belong to" and are "managed by" GSA.
https://gsaauctions.gov/auctions/home (main site)
https://gsaauctions.gov/auctions/auctions-list?page=1&size=50&searchType=ALL_WORDS&status=active&sort=auctionEndDateSoon,DESC&categoryCodes=300&unCheckedCategoryCodes=10,20,40,50,60,70,80,90,100,105,110,120,140,150,160,170,180,190,200&advanced=false (vehicles)
I had some co-workers who used to regularly check the car/truck auctions that GSA held and some even picked up a good, well-maintained used vehicle (although I expect a bunch had high mileage)!