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Pokémon Company Rejects DHS Video Amid Immigration Backlash

9/25/2025

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Pokémon Company Disavows Video

The Pokémon Company International distanced itself from the DHS video, saying it did not authorize its use.
Immigration attorney Neal Brand says the video instills fear in immigrants uncertain about their status.
Detroit City Council Member Gabriela Santiago Romero criticizes video for trivializing immigration issues and safety.
Brand calls for bipartisan immigration solutions, not social media campaigns, as backlash grows.

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DHS Arrests Pokémon

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released a Pokémon-themed video about immigration arrests that drew 37 million views on X.
The clip shows officers arresting suspects to the Pokémon theme, with a snowflake symbol on cards signaling ICE weaknesses.
Arrestees include Nery Garcia Linares, 32, alleged sexual predator from Guatemala, and Moises Lopez-Zepeda, 44, Mexican criminal alien with intoxicated manslaughter history.

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Pokémon Company Disavows Video

The Pokémon Company International distanced itself from the DHS video, saying it did not authorize its use.
Immigration attorney Neal Brand says the video instills fear in immigrants uncertain about their status.
Detroit City Council Member Gabriela Santiago Romero criticizes video for trivializing immigration issues and safety.
Brand calls for bipartisan immigration solutions, not social media campaigns, as backlash grows.

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