Although it tends to kill the tin-foil hat conspiracy angle, one should remember that ICE has offices overseas.
According to this document
http://www.oig.dhs.gov/assets/Mgmt/OIG_10-38_Jan10.pdf
Quote:
Vehicle Acquisitions for Field Offices
Prior to FY 2008, individual attaché offices completed the
procurement process for all vehicles overseas. After learning that
a senior ICE OIA official at one post was able to steer $2.8 million
in sole source U.S. government contracts to a foreign company for
purchasing and armoring vehicles, ICE OIA implemented changes
to its vehicle acquisition process. Specifically, ICE OIA
headquarters now conducts the acquisition of armored vehicles for
all overseas offices and sole source purchases are not allowed. All
armored vehicles must now be purchased and armored in the
United States and then shipped to the foreign post
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That's what the armored vehicles are purchased for.
BTW, in FY 2008 when G W Bush was in office, ICE spent several million dollars in acquiring armored vehicles. Where was the "concern" then?