President Trump Has a NICE New Name for ICE

President Trump has floated the idea of changing the name of ICE to NICE.

ICE, which currently stands for “Immigration and Customs Enforcement” would convert to “National Immigration and Customs Enforcement” or “NICE” Trump said in a Truth Social post.

The post was an “endorsement” of the name change which was first promoted by conservative influencer Alyssa Marie back in March.

“I want Trump to change ICE to NICE (National Immigration and Customs Enforcement), so the media has to say NICE agents all day everyday,” she said in a post on X.

More than a month after Marie proposed the change, Trump weighed in, publicly endorsing it.

“GREAT IDEA!!! DO IT.  President DJT,” Trump said on Truth Social.

Changing the name of a federal agency typically requires congressional approval, but it has not stopped the Trump administration from attempting to rename parts of the federal government. In September 2025, Trump signed an executive order that effectively renamed the U.S. Department of Defense to the Department of War.

The floating of a name change for ICE comes as the agency has faced deep criticism across the country stemming from Operation Metro Surge in Minneapolis, which saw two U.S. citizens, Renee Good and Alex Pretti, fatally shot by federal agents earlier this year.

Funding for the Department of Homeland Security, under which ICE falls, has been stuck in limbo as Democrats have demanded a series of reforms to immigration enforcement after the deaths.

Earlier this month, the Senate unanimously approved a bill to fund all of the DHS except for ICE and Border Patrol. But that measure was shot down by House Republicans, who instead called on the Senate GOP to fund DHS in its entirety.

Then on Thursday, April 23, the Senate approved a $70 billion package to fund ICE and Border Patrol for more than three years. The House must now approve the funding.

Although the DHS funding has not yet passed, money for ICE has not been severely impacted, as it had already received billions of dollars through the “One Big, Beautiful Bill Act” Congress passed in 2025.