EXCLUSIVE: ICE to spend $100 million on 1,000 more SUVs to support Trump's mass deportation efforts [View all]

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