Donald Trump asks Americans to vote for rebranding "ICE" to "NICE" in efforts to cool down critics over stance on illegal immigration

US President Donald Trump has floated the idea of renaming Immigration and Customs Enforcement ICE to NICE saying the change would be part of a public poll and could help reshape perceptions of the agency amid ongoing debate over illegal immigration policies by his administrationIn a post on Truth Social Trump said he has long considered the idea of rebranding the agency by adding an N which he said would stand for NationalPOLL ICE has been abused by the Fake News Media at levels never seen before They are Great Patriots who work hard and do a fantastic job in a very hostile environment Trump wrote adding that much of the criticism is driven by Democrats and media outletsHe suggested that renaming the agency to NICE would totally discombobulate journalists and change public perception of enforcement operationsFor them to say We went to a NICE Facility today as opposed to ICE or NICE Agents have deported a Violent Drug Dealer they wont be able to handle it they will go totally crazy the post addedThe US President clarified that the proposed change would involve adding an N to ICE referring to Immigration and Customs Enforcement to create a more prestigious name and also said that the idea had been discussed with Trump administration official Tom Homan noting that enforcement agents themselves may not fully support the proposalEveryone loves it but I have been told by the legendary Tom Homan that the Agents do not love it as much as the other population Trump added in his postThe proposal has sparked attention amid broader political debates in the United States over immigration enforcement and border securityAccording to The New York Post the presidents comments about potentially rebranding ICE to NICE come amid recent weeks of clashes between protesters and law enforcement outside the Delaney Hall migrant detention facility in NewarkThe report noted that several outofstate individuals were arrested during what it described as a chaotic standoff outside the facilityThe New York Post also reported that at least two of those detained had links to the Sunrise Movement a progressive nonprofit involved in campaigns calling for the closure of Delaney Hall and the abolition of ICE based on social media informationThe New York Post further referenced earlier unrest tied to the killing of Alex Pretti and Rene Good during antiICE protests in Minneapolis in January which it said became a rallying point for activistsThe Homeland Security Act of 2002 initially created the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement but the acronym BICE never gained traction and the Department of Homeland Security officially adopted the name ICE in 2007This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever