HAMMOND, Ind. — A Northwest Indiana couple was irritated and won’t go back to a Starbucks store after “have an ‘ICE’ day!” was written on one of their drinks Saturday.

Bianca and Emmanuel Madrigal, of Hammond, started Saturday morning at their favorite Starbucks at 7843 Indianapolis Boulevard in Hammond.

The couple picked up two drinks and when they got back to their car they noticed “have an ‘ICE’ day!” was written on a cold brew drink.

They immediately thought it was a message related to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) being in the area off how they looked.

“(Emmanuel) was pissed,” Bianca said. “He was instantly pissed.”

She noted her husband is a proud Mexican man and she’s very upset with the message too. He posted the picture to social media later that day.

“I was upset because of the tensions around our area,” Madrigal said. “We’re both from East Chicago and (ICE) are in East Chicago and Hammond.”

ICE operations in Chicago last Friday were heavily-reported in the news and on social media.

Starbucks released the following statement on the note and called it a misunderstanding.

“We want everyone in our stores to treat each other with dignity and respect, and we understand that this message did not make the customer feel welcome.

We’ve asked our baristas at that store to stick to more traditional, less easy to misunderstand messages moving forward. This was a misunderstanding; however, we know that it still made the customer feel unwelcome, and we’re working directly with them to make it right.”

The couple didn’t have time to discuss the incident with staff but said they received a $10 app credit after bringing it up to a customer service chat.

Madrigal claims she did not receive contact information for the district manager after the chat told her it would be elevated to them.

“I want the store to say ‘hey watch what you’re writing’ — I know they’re all about inclusion. They hire everyone,” she said. “I just want them to be aware of what’s happening to Hispanics and what you’re writing.”

Madrigal said her family and friends will not go back to the location.

The Seattle coffee giant announced in late September that they’re laying off around 900 employees and closing some stores nationwide.