Immigration, Customs, and Enforcement
Statewide, Michigan
How we verified this
As of August 2026 most ICE talkgroups on RadioReference's MPSCS page are marked encrypted, including "22140 D Enc ICENFO1 Immigration Customs Enforcement: National Fugitive Operations 1" and "22980 D Enc ICEERO1 ICE Enforcement and Removal 1", while "22982 D ICEERO3 ICE Enforcement and Removal 3" is still listed in the clear.
Encryption Details
What This Means
Some of this agency's traffic is encrypted and some is not. What you can hear depends on the channel and on what the department is doing at the time.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Immigration, Customs, and Enforcement radio encrypted?
Yes — Immigration, Customs, and Enforcement's radio system runs on P25 AES-256 encryption. Some of this agency's traffic is encrypted and some is not. What you can hear depends on the channel and on what the department is doing at the time.
Can I listen to Immigration, Customs, and Enforcement on a police scanner?
Partially. Immigration, Customs, and Enforcement encrypts some of its talkgroups while leaving others open, so some channels may still be accessible. Check RadioReference for specific talkgroup status.
Why did Immigration, Customs, and Enforcement encrypt their radio?
Officer safety and operational security are the reasons agencies give. What rarely comes with that explanation is Statewide County-specific evidence that open communications ever caused a problem, while the loss of public oversight and the friction with still-unencrypted neighboring agencies are both immediate and real.
Can Statewide County reverse the encryption decision?
Yes. Whoever made this call for Immigration, Customs, and Enforcement can also unmake it; there's no technical lock-in. The approach that has worked elsewhere combines public-records requests, direct council pressure, and a coordinated local coalition.
What can I do about Immigration, Customs, and Enforcement encryption?
Contact the officials who oversee Immigration, Customs, and Enforcement's budget directly and ask why full encryption was chosen over partial alternatives. Pair that with a FOIA request for recordings and policy records, and look for an existing coalition in Statewide County, or start one, since agencies respond differently to organized, sustained pressure than to individual complaints.