U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) published a series of posts on July 28, 2026, highlighting its ongoing initiatives and partnerships aimed at enhancing public safety and combating cybercrime.
In a post published at 02:05 UTC, ICE promoted the benefits of agency collaboration, stating, “When your agency partners with ICE, you keep your community safer and get resources like:
• Free ICE 287(g) training
• Access to federal resources. Visit our #287g web page to learn more. https://t.co/drlsVFnnT9″.
Later that day, at 14:39 UTC, ICE made a statement regarding immigration enforcement under current leadership, “MONSTERS like this have no place in our country. Under @POTUS Trump and @SecMullinDHS, we will continue removing these illegal aliens from our streets and protecting American citizens. https://t.co/9vIxhHxSNu”.
At 19:05 UTC, ICE described a recent operation targeting cyber-enabled financial crimes, “A five-state ICE @HSI_HQ and @DHSgov Cyber Crimes Center operation June 22-July 10 continued to decimate criminal “SIM farms” used to scam Americans out of about $15 million each year. These “farms” house short message service gateways called “SIM boxes” that contain https://t.co/34bUa6ItGB”.
The referenced “287(g)” program is an initiative that allows state and local law enforcement agencies to collaborate with ICE by receiving specialized training and access to federal resources. This partnership aims to enhance local capabilities in enforcing immigration laws.
The mention of “SIM farms” refers to operations where devices known as SIM boxes are used for mass messaging schemes that can defraud individuals or organizations out of significant sums annually. Such efforts are part of broader attempts by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), a division within ICE, to address evolving forms of cyber-enabled crime.
These statements reflect the agency’s priorities in both traditional immigration enforcement and modern cybercrime prevention strategies.