Homeland Security Uses DaBaby Song for ICE Promo Video Amid Washington DC Crime Crackdown

A video showing off the Immigration and Customs Enforcement trucks is soundtracked by DaBaby's "Toes."

August 15, 2025

Rapper DaBaby performing on stage, wearing a black shirt and chain, next to an ICE vehicle parked on the street.

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For whatever reason, the Department of Homeland Security is using DaBaby to promote the trucks used by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents.

In a tweet shared on Thursday (Aug. 14), the social media account for Homeland Security shared a video showing off multiple ICE trucks patrolling the streets of Washington D.C., which comes amid Donald Trump's vow to increase police presence in the Capitol to "crack down on crime." The clip is soundtracked by DaBaby's song "Toes," which appeared on his 2019 album Kirk.

On the song, DaBaby raps about his "ice," as in his jewelry. Not the same ICE that Homeland Security is talking about. "My heart so cold I think I'm done with ice," he raps in the Kenny Beats-produced song. The version the government agency used was heavily censored.

As reported by Rolling Stone, the Trump administration spent $384,000 on the Ford Raptors and GMC Yukons featured in the video, with an additional $182,000 spent on "graphic wrap design and application for law enforcement vehicles." The administration said the vehicles were for "recruitment purposes." The trucks proudly feature the same color scheme that Trump has for his private jet and feature the phrase, "Defend the Homeland" and "President Donald J. Trump."

ICE has been seeking to recruit more officers amid Trump's push for more forcible deportations across the country. The call to action worked for former Superman actor Dean Cain, at least, with him recently announcing that he'll be joining the agency.

It's unclear if DaBaby gave Homeland Security permission to use the track, although he has not responded to it on social media or reposted it. He did, however, previously indicate that he was a supporter of Donald Trump in a 2022 episode of the Full Send podcast.

"Do I fuck with Trump? Now? Hell yeah," he said, per Billboard. "Trump is a gangster. He let Kodak [Black] Out." The reveal that he's a supporter of Trump came shortly after he faced immense backlash after he went on a homophobic rant during his performance at the Rolling Loud Festival in 2021. He later revealed that the controversy ultimately cost him $200 million in potential earnings.