Back to today’s briefing

Story perspectives

DHS Uses Memes to Boost Controversial Deportation Efforts

8/14/2025

50 6

Left

DHS Uses Memes

The Trump administration's Department of Homeland Security is turning to memes to rally support for its deportation initiatives, targeting a younger audience. By mixing humor with strict immigration policies, they risk normalizing mass deportation. Critics decry this tactic as a dangerous embrace of far-right rhetoric, while some find it amusing. The agency aims to recruit 14,050 ICE officers.

Center

DHS Quoted Extremist

The Trump administration's Department of Homeland Security (DHS) sparked outrage after quoting a white supremacist in a recruitment post for immigration agents. Critics warn this move legitimizes extremist views, while some supporters commend its attempt to connect with digital culture. The reference to a divisive book amplifies fears amid a troubling rise in antisemitism.

1 of 2

DHS Uses Memes

The Trump administration's Department of Homeland Security is turning to memes to rally support for its deportation initiatives, targeting a younger audience. By mixing humor with strict immigration policies, they risk normalizing mass deportation. Critics decry this tactic as a dangerous embrace of far-right rhetoric, while some find it amusing. The agency aims to recruit 14,050 ICE officers.

1 / 2