Immigration and Customs Enforcement is spending upwards of $2.4 million on new vehicles and a custom wrap that includes the agency’s name, logo, and the phrase “defend the homeland.”
Four companies received no-bid contracts with ICE, as the department cited an “anticipation of surge staffing.” This comes as the agency pursued a hiring campaign that resulted in 100,000 applications within two weeks.
“The agency’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’s recruiting initiative,” ICE wrote in its contracting document.
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.
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The Washington Examiner reached out to the Department of Homeland Security for comment.
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 Delaney Hall Detention Center in New Jersey and a GEO Group-owned detention center in Michigan.

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