During the morning of this Tuesday, April 28, the president of the United States, donald trumpsupported an influencer’s idea about changing the name of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to the National Immigration and Customs Enforcement Service, so that your acronym becomes “NICE” (pleasantin Spanish).
Through a publication on social networks, the American content creator Alyssa Mariewith more than 144 thousand followers on digital platforms, proposed last Tuesday, March 31, that the republican president will change the name of the main federal agency in charge of enforcing immigration laws from ICE to NICE.
“I want the president to change ICE to NICE (National Immigration and Customs Enforcement) so the media has to say ‘the NICE agents’ (the agents kindin Spanish) all day, every day,” wrote the conservative influencer, who shared the slogan main feature of Donald Trump’s presidential campaigns.
Faced with this situation, almost a month after the proposal arose, President Donald Trump responded to Alyssa Marie: “Great idea! Do it! MAGA (Make America Great Again or, Let’s make America great again, in Spanish)”, so the suggestion was joined by other conservative influencers who showed their support.
Can Trump rename ICE?
According to what was stated by the American television network Telemundochanging the name of a federal agency requires the approval of the Congress from the United States, so the conservative influencer Nick Sortor urged the Secretary of Security, Markwayne Mullin to rename Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
“100% agree! Make it happen, Secretary Markwayne!” wrote Nick Sortor, who is aware that, for the name change of a federal government agency to be carried out, the US Congress is required. approve the proposition through a law that modifies the legal authority that created it, so it is not that simple.
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For example, since President Donald Trump returned to power in the White House in January of 2025more than a year ago, his Republican administration has attempted to change the name of the Department of Defense by Department of Warwithout having so far obtained the approval of the United States Congress.
Faced with this scenario, it is bit It is likely that the proposal, which began as a joke on social networks and ended with the endorsement of President Donald Trump, will be approved by the United States Congress, mainly because there is no compelling reason to modify the acronym, which would change its meaning from “ice” to “pleasant.”
Language: Trump’s tool
According to the American television network CNN, the gesture of ICE to NICE fits into the political logic of President Donald Trump, who has made language one of his most important tools, since changing names is part of his strategy, as he also tried with the Gulf of Mexico either Gulf of America, according to him.
Given the circumstances, the initiative emerges at a moment very delicate for ICE, the agency in charge of executing the immigration tightening that has defined Trump’s second term, since the deaths in ICE custody have reached their highest level in more than two decades, even surpassing the years of the pandemic.