Overview

• A DHS video released August 14 shows dark-navy SUVs and pickups emblazoned with large gold “ICE” lettering, red and gold striping and the slogan “Defend the Homeland” as they travel past the Lincoln Memorial and Capitol.
• The rollout is tied to a high‐profile recruitment push that DHS says has generated more than 100,000 ICE job applications since the campaign began.
• Anonymous ICE agents warn that highly visible vehicles will compromise undercover arrests and make officers easy targets for activists.
• Agents and insiders cite a recent surge in vandalism and assaults—slashed tires and projectiles thrown at marked cars—as evidence of heightened risks.
• DHS plans to debut the fleet in Washington with a gradual nationwide deployment timeline yet to be announced.