While ICE spends millions on brand-new SUVs, the US Marshals Service is buying used
Source: The Independent
Friday 19 September 2025 15:24 EDT
When the GOP-controlled Congress agreed in July to allocate some $170 billion to fund President Donald Trump’s hardline deportation agenda over the next four years, Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s annual budget tripled to almost $30 billion.
And while ICE is spending a portion of its massive windfall on a fleet of brand-new SUVs, pickups, and sports cars, the U.S. Marshals Service – which has an annual budget of less than $4 billion – has been forced to buy used.
Over the past week, the USMS has issued a handful of significantly more modest solicitations for two used Chevrolet Tahoe 4WD SUVs and four used Chevrolet Silverado Crew Cab Short Bed 4WD pickups, emphasizing, in capital letters, that the vehicles are to be “USED.” “MISSION CRITICAL: Apprehending fugitives,” the documents state.
The Marshals Service was America’s first federal law enforcement agency, created by the Judiciary Act of 1789. It is responsible for tracking down federal suspects, protecting federal judges and court personnel, and administering the Witness Security Program, known colloquially as “witness protection.”
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