DHS Apparently Removes ‘Banger’ Deportation Video After Backlash From Famous Comedian
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) removed a video featuring comedian Theo Von from its X account on Wednesday after the podcaster expressed dismay at his being featured in the post. The video, a promotional hit…
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) removed a video featuring comedian Theo Von from its X account on Wednesday after the podcaster expressed dismay at his being featured in the post.
The video, a promotional hit for DHS and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), was taken down after Von expressed his lack of consent for being used in the post and asked DHS to “take this down.”
“Yooo DHS i didnt approve to be used in this,” Von wrote in a Tuesday night post to X. “Please take this down and please keep me out of your ‘banger’ deportation videos.”
“When it comes to Immigration my thoughts and heart are alot more nuanced than this video allows,” the comedian added in his post.
The video, posted on the DHS X account Tuesday, began with a clip of Von saying, “Heard you got deported dude…bye!”
The removed post showed images of ICE deportation efforts, including the text “2 Million in 250 Days,” as well as Trump’s comments from Tuesday at the United Nations, referring to illegal migrants, “They simply stopped coming—they’re not coming anymore.” The video ended with a plane taking off from a tarmac with the words “Leave Now.”
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