{"id":321892,"date":"2025-12-03T03:37:12","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T03:37:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/321892\/"},"modified":"2025-12-03T03:37:12","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T03:37:12","slug":"ice-taps-canadian-firm-for-20-armoured-vehicles-despite-trump-trade-war-national","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/321892\/","title":{"rendered":"ICE taps Canadian firm for 20 armoured vehicles despite Trump trade war – National"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\t\t\t\tBy Kyle Duggan<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tPosted December 2, 2025 6:36 pm\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement<\/a> has earmarked millions of dollars for a bulk order for 20 armoured vehicles<\/a> from Canadian defence manufacturer Roshel<\/a> that are built to resist bullets and bomb blasts.<\/p>\n

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U.S. government procurement records show the department laying out plans for an order worth the equivalent of about C$10 million for 20 Senator vehicles \u2014 a type of armoured tactical vehicle used by Ukraine in its war with Russia.<\/p>\n

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The justification for the sole-source order was published in a partially redacted document on a U.S. federal procurement website on Nov. 26, and the site states that a contract was awarded on Nov. 28.<\/p>\n

The procurement document says only Roshel, which is headquartered in Brampton, Ont., meets the department\u2019s requirements and can complete the order within 30 days.<\/p>\n

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The order comes despite Trump\u2019s \u201cAmerica-first\u201d trade policy and as he pursues a protracted trade war to poach jobs and plants from the Canadian steel, manufacturing and automotive sectors.<\/p>\n

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