The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is reversing a prior plan associated with former DHS leadership to change how U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) vehicles are presented publicly. According to reporting from multiple outlets, DHS is dropping the “Noem-era” approach that involved adding highly visible “shiny wraps” to ICE cars.
Instead, DHS leadership under new Secretary Markwayne Mullin and his deputies is moving back toward more covert operational practices. The shift includes returning to less conspicuous methods rather than focusing on public-facing vehicle branding.
Both sources characterize the change as an administrative and operational reorientation within DHS rather than a policy update centered on enforcement priorities. The reporting emphasizes the move away from vehicle wraps and toward covert operations, indicating that internal leadership is adjusting visibility and approach for ICE-related activities. Details about the scope, timeline, or specific operational changes beyond the vehicle branding and general return to covert work are not provided in the excerpts shared.
