Post by Boycott Citizens Bank / Redsky

The next eye-popping purchase: Nearly $1.5M in Chevy Tahoes. We saw nearly $700k go to cars and customization for ICE's very cool promo video last week, and this week WaPo reported ICE will be spending millions on more of the same.

A government contract summary page from USASpending.gov. It shows a purchase order from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to Hendrick Motorsports LLC for $1.5 million. The contract is labeled “Completed” and covers the procurement of Chevrolet Tahoe vehicles on behalf of DHS’s Office of Asset and Facilities Management. The award amounts are all $1,468,500 (obligated, current, and potential). The page lists NAICS code 551112 (offices of other holding companies) and PSC code 2310 (passenger motor vehicles). Contract dates run from August 15, 2025, to August 21, 2025.

Headline from The Washington Post reads, “ICE aims to spend millions on decked-out vehicles for D.C. operation.” Subhead notes the agency is seeking to purchase two dozen SUVs with gold-detailed custom wraps. Below the headline is a photo of the U.S. Capitol. In front of it are two black Immigration and Customs Enforcement vehicles: a GMC SUV on the left and a Ford pickup on the right, both with bold ICE logos, gold accents, and decals reading “Defending the Homeland.” Several people are walking nearby.

aug 23, 2025, 9:19 pm • 35 16

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Any idea why ICE is purchasing from Hendrick Motors and not a regular dealer (or direct from Chevrolet/GM)?

aug 23, 2025, 9:27 pm • 1 0 • view

ICE wrote in contract documents that the Mustangs purchased earlier this month would aid in recruitment “by serving as a bold, high-performance symbol of innovation, strength and modern federal service." A symbol of modern federal service, indeed.

A news excerpt from The Washington Post discussing ICE vehicle purchases tied to Trump’s crime policies. It says ICE sought to spend $695,330 on vehicles and vehicle wrapping to support recruiting, backed by Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill.” Proposed purchases include two Ford Raptors, two GMC Yukon AT4s, and two Ford Mustang GTs. ICE documents state the Mustangs were requested by the White House on August 7, 2025, costing $121,450, described as a high-performance symbol to aid recruitment by showing “innovation, strength and modern federal service.”

aug 23, 2025, 9:28 pm • 27 9 • view

Also noteworthy: $36,630 to Marriott for lodgings for three HSI agents "in support of the United Nations General Assembly in New York City."

USASpending.gov contract summary page. The awarding agency is the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and the recipient is Marriott International, Inc., located at 1535 Broadway, New York, NY. The purchase order (PIID 70CMSD25P0000084) is valued at $36,630. The award description states that it provides ICE Homeland Security Investigations domestic operations with lodging for three agents during the United Nations General Assembly in New York City. Dates run from September 1 to September 30, 2025. The NAICS code is 721110 (Hotels except Casino Hotels and Motels), and the Product/Service Code is V231 (Transportation/Travel/Relocation: lodging, hotel/motel).

aug 23, 2025, 9:33 pm • 29 9 • view

Last year, ~1,200 HSI agents supported the Secret Service at the UN General Assembly, according to Congressional testimony. Republicans like Rep. Troy Nehls of Texas were critical of that support. www.congress.gov/event/118th-...

Screenshot of a congressional hearing transcript. Rep. Nehls questions Ms. Berger about ICE sending 1,200 agents to New York City for the U.N. General Assembly, about 25% of their workforce. Nehls expresses concern that this diverts resources from border enforcement, citing drug and human trafficking. He asks whether this assignment supplements the Secret Service. Berger confirms it does. Nehls presses further, asking how many human smuggling or transnational criminal cases HSI expects to investigate at the U.N., suggesting that sending so many agents contradicts HSI’s mission.

aug 23, 2025, 9:42 pm • 19 8 • view

Other new contracts since 8/15.

aug 23, 2025, 10:06 pm • 21 7 • view

None of those sound like legitimate enterprises!

aug 23, 2025, 10:18 pm • 2 0 • view

Final thoughts on this week's ICE procurement activity: Lots of taxpayer money going out the door on expenses that IN NO WAY make anyone safer. This is a massive scam.

aug 23, 2025, 10:15 pm • 36 20 • view

I’m sure it’s not true what they say about men who want big cars. Although to completely destroy my own argument - who is it that drives around in a multi ton bomb-proof car called the Beast?

aug 24, 2025, 2:13 am • 1 0 • view

Of course ICE is having trouble recruiting. Trump will get an Immunity pass if and when his admin is over, but these clowns are looking at 7-20 under 18USC (S) 242 deprivation of rights under color of authority. tRump IS NOT going to pardon them.

aug 25, 2025, 12:15 am • 0 0 • view

MUSTANGS? Fuck right off. They need four wheeled machismo to do their job? I bet even Jeremy Clarkson would find that preposterous.

aug 24, 2025, 4:05 pm • 0 0 • view