JAKARTA - US President Donald Trump expressed his support for renaming the immigration enforcement agency, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), to "NICE" amid ongoing debates about the agency's role and public image.
President Trump shared a post on his Truth Social account in which conservative influencer Alyssa Marie suggested adding the word National to the name of the current agency - Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). This would create the acronym NICE.
"Good idea!!! Do it. President DJT," Trump wrote, launching Daily Sabah from DPA (28/4).
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Initially it was unclear how realistic the change of the name of the agency was. This agency is under the Department of Homeland Security.
Separately, White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt posted about the name change on the X platform on Monday.
President Trump endorses the idea of changing ICE to NICE
https://t.co/rbCGanHV7g
— Karoline Leavitt (@PressSec) April 27, 2026
According to the US political newspaper The Hill, the replacement of the name of a federal agency generally requires a resolution from Congress in the form of a law. This is the only way the legal basis for the establishment of the agency - and thus its name - can be changed.
ICE officers have been the subject of much negative news in recent months due to the fatal shootings of two U.S. citizens and crackdowns on migrants.
The situation worsened especially in Minneapolis, in the state of Minnesota. Gregory Bovino, who was then in charge of operations with a hardline policy, was then forced to resign.
His replacement, Border Patrol Chief Tom Homan, ended the raids in Minnesota, defusing the situation.
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