“On 03 January 2026, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) recruitment campaign launched in 2025 has brought in an additional 12,000 ICE officers and agents. DHS has been advertising the recruitment efforts across several official US government social media accounts, and while the content is generally understood to be patriotic and motivated by the desire to protect Americans, some of the messaging has drawn criticism for mirroring popular white supremacist rhetoric and imagery. Regardless of the mission of DHS and the controversy surrounding the intent of the messaging, the information outlined below indicates that some violent extremist groups and individuals are interpreting the messaging as reflective of white supremacist imagery and rhetoric. The CIAC urges safety and security officials to practice increased situational awareness surrounding immigration events and ICE operations in the state and maintain awareness of this potential threat environment, including: ▪ (U//FOUO) The potential for white supremacist violent extremists to attempt to join or infiltrate ICE and engage in bias motivated violence, endangering the public, other ICE personnel, and local law enforcement.”

“▪ (U//FOUO) The potential for white supremacist violent extremists to misinterpret DHS messaging as a permissive environment to engage in vigilante action and/or violence against individuals perceived to be immigrants. ▪ (U//FOUO) The potential for anti-ICE protestors and anti-fascist violent extremist groups to misinterpret DHS messaging and perceive all ICE personnel, and by extension law enforcement and government officials, as supportive of or complicit in white supremacy, therefore creating perceived justification for violence targeting those individuals,” says a March memo from the Colorado Department of Public Safety’s Information Analysis .

It’s 11 pages long and operates under the assumption it’s a bug not, a feature.