Overview
- ICE’s Nov. 26 justification document says Roshel Defence Solutions was selected because it could deliver all 20 vehicles within 30 days.
- The vehicles are Roshel Senator Emergency Response Vehicles, described by the company as offering CEN B7 ballistic protection and underside blast resistance.
- The reported total purchase is about $7.3 million, which comes to roughly $375,000 per vehicle.
- ICE said U.S. suppliers including Alpine Armoring, CITE Armored, and Lenco could provide units in months but not meet the full order on the required timeline.
- Roshel operates multiple plants in Ontario and has opened a Michigan facility, and the ACLU criticized the procurement as evidence of an expanding paramilitary posture.