Trump Appears to Support Renaming ICE to NICE

President Donald Trump reacted positively on April 26 to a social media message urging him to add the word 'National' to the name of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency, changing it to NICE.

In a post on X on March 25, influencer Alyssa Marie wrote, "I want Trump to change ICE to NICE (National Immigration and Customs Enforcement) so the media has to say NICE agents all day and every day."

"GREAT IDEA!!! DO IT," Trump replied, after posting the X post on Truth Social on the evening of April 26.

In another post on X on April 27, Alyssa Marie, who describes herself as a journalist, wrote, "Surreal being posted by my favorite president."

Her original post, suggesting changing ICE's name to NICE, now has 880,000 views.

It is not clear whether Trump's comment on Truth Social was light-hearted or genuine support for the suggestion.

Congress granted ICE, which is a branch of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), a "unique combination of civil and criminal authorities to better protect national security and public safety in answer to the tragic events on 9/11."

ICE has more than 20,000 personnel in more than 400 offices in the United States and around the world, and an annual budget of $8 billion.

In a post on Truth Social, Trump described it as the “largest mass deportation operation of illegal aliens in history."

In a statement on Feb. 6, 2026—shortly before the operation was halted—DHS said it had arrested 4,000 illegal aliens.

Tricia McLaughlin, who was DHS assistant secretary at the time, said, “Despite coordinated attacks of violence against our law enforcement, our officers have made more than 4,000 arrests of illegal aliens, including murderers, pedophiles, rapists, gang members, and terrorists in Minnesota since Operation Metro Surge began.

"We need sanctuary politicians to cooperate with us by notifying us before releasing public safety threats back onto the streets to commit more crimes and create more victims."