Overview
- Former deputy Madison Sheahan ordered roughly 2,500 ICE-branded trucks and SUVs at a cost of millions, according to sourcing in the Washington Examiner.
- Many delivered vehicles are being stored or used only for custodial transfers, though ICE denies claims that the new cars are sitting idle.
- ICE leadership is working to amend undelivered orders to strip logos from future arrivals, according to the report.
- A $2.25 million purchase of 25 Chevrolet Tahoes went to GOP donor Rick Hendrick, with an additional $174,000 to $230,000 paid to wrap vehicles in agency branding, contract records show.
- Sources say Kristi Noem and adviser Corey Lewandowski supported the plan; Sheahan resigned in January to run for Congress as questions over procurement and oversight intensify.