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DHS Faces Bipartisan Backlash Over Misleading ICE Video

10/20/2025

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The Department of Homeland Security posted a video featuring young Black men with a threatening caption toward ICE agents, drawing bipartisan backlash over misrepresentation.
Critics, including Representative Eric Swalwell, accuse Kristi Noem, Homeland Security Secretary, of sharing doctored content, noting the original video’s context was unrelated to immigration.
Noem has not removed the post or issued a correction, and Swalwell has threatened congressional action if she does not respond.

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The Department of Homeland Security posted a video featuring young Black men with a threatening caption toward ICE agents, drawing bipartisan backlash over misrepresentation.
Critics, including Representative Eric Swalwell, accuse Kristi Noem, Homeland Security Secretary, of sharing doctored content, noting the original video’s context was unrelated to immigration.
Noem has not removed the post or issued a correction, and Swalwell has threatened congressional action if she does not respond.