Kristi Noems Abschiedsgeschenk an das DHS: Tausende Lastwagen, die sie nicht benutzen können

(From the article): „The Department of Homeland Security is trying to hide hundreds of ICE-mobiles they can’t actually use to detain immigrants.

ICE’s former deputy director, Madison Sheahan, wasted millions of taxpayer dollars on 2,500 vehicles custom-wrapped to say “ICE” on the side, three sources told the [*Washington Examiner*](https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/immigration/4478925/deputy-director-ice-bought-thousands-marked-vehicles-cannot-use/). The gaudy cars feature massive ICE logos, red stripes, and a golden decal of President Donald Trump’s name on the back window.

The vehicles first appeared in a [DHS video intended to make ICE look cool](https://newrepublic.com/post/199171/donald-trump-ice-trucks-music-video-tax-dollars). But a fleet of ostentatious cars are useless to Trump’s masked militia, which typically [disappears people](https://newrepublic.com/post/207479/ice-kidnaps-journalist-nashville) using unmarked vehicles.

“It’s ridiculous because you don’t want to advertise what you’re doing,” one person told the *Examiner*. “We’re just hiding them in a parking garage somewhere because we don’t want to drive them. Who wants to drive the marked vehicles?”

A second person familiar with the matter said the marked cars are being used for custodial pickups and transfers. That’s really all they’re good for.

It seems that the 28-year-old Kristi Noem handpicked to oversee ICE’s billion-dollar budget may have wasted millions of dollars. DHS [spent](https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/investigations/hendrick-motorsports-contract-ice-immigration-enforcement/275-0c323ad9-4855-44b0-96b7-a9616a9feaf9) $1.5 million on 25 new sports utility vehicles in November, and later paid an additional $174,000 to $230,000 to get them delivered. Sheahan went so far as to request an upgrade for most of the agency’s fleet from unmarked cars to the flashy new ones. Perhaps she had imagined that ICE would act as a kind of police, and not the president’s untrained extrajudicial paramilitary. 

Sheahan left her role last month to pursue a congressional campaign. Since her departure, DHS has been scrambling to receive the rest of the vehicles unwrapped. Sheahan’s apparent mentor Noem was [unceremoniously fired](https://newrepublic.com/post/207407/kristi-noem-zero-clue-donald-trump-fired) last week.“

They WON’T use The absolutely can, wear proper uniforms, show their faces and use ICE marked cars like any other government agency.

Most of these MAGA cabinet appointees suffer from the disorder where Self Confidence Exceeds Knowledge, Abilities, and Skills or SCEKAS (sē kŭs).

Also referred to as incompetence.

With [„Defend the Homeland“ written along the side](https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/08/ice-start-making-arrests-vehicles-109585485.jpg?quality=75&strip=all&w=1024) and back.

I don’t like the thought of masked goons in unmarked vehicles, but, if I did, I’d just suggest they give the vehicles a new paintjob.

The will need intimidating ICE marked vehicles for their election intimidation duties.

Honestly I breathed a sigh of relief when I learned they weren’t Cybertrucks…

Still, what the ever-loving-fuck was going on over there?

They pimped out a bunch of Trump trucks. It’s sad and scary but hilarious. Ugh.

They can’t use them because they’re marked as ICE and they prefer to use unmarked vehicles. Anyone who thinks this is about law and justice is deluded.

Kristi? She’s over 1,000 years old. Vampires live forever.

That’s a woman? And of course the person they gave the “SVP” equivalent role to was 28 years old with zero experience doing anything.

The incompetence of the trump admin is staggering.

> “It’s ridiculous because you don’t want to advertise what you’re doing,” one person told the Examiner. “We’re just hiding them in a parking garage somewhere because we don’t want to drive them. Who wants to drive the marked vehicles?”

Maybe professional law enforcement who are working in an ethical/moral/legal manner would drive them, like most other police do.

I’ll buy one cheap

Have to hide them and get rid of them because “paint” hasn’t been invented…WTF!

I mean, they don’t deserve new vehicles, but watch the gov sell them for Pennie’s on the dollar to one of their billionaire buddies instead of just painting them all black

More of Trump surrounding himself with only the best people. Once again a total failure, and the story continues

The waste of government money is understandable when you consider the appointment of people to offices by the current administration who are manifestly unqualified to hold those offices and then fail to implement any form of oversight or accountability.

„and a golden decal of President Donald Trump’s name on the back window.“

Is there no end to Trumps narcissism?

lol.

She’s definitely 58, not 28.

Why does the article say she is 28?

Stupid bitch