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Ho ho… holy hell.
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has been getting into the festive spirit, and their latest AI-generated video has sparked backlash online, with many labelling it as “disgusting” way to promote a divisive immigration agenda.
The clip posted by the Department of Homeland Security, aimed to promote voluntary self-deportation before the end of 2025, was shared on social media with the slogan “Avoid ICE Air and Santa’s naughty list!”.
It casts Santa Claus as an ICE agent putting on body armour, handcuffing ‘migrants’ and loading them onto a deportation plane.
Check out the AI slop below:
Critics have described the Christmas-themed campaign “evil” and “disgusting.”
The video does make one wonder if the Department of Homeland Security realises that:
- Santa Claus is based on Saint Nicholas, who was known for his generosity of spirit and therefore completely at odds with everything ICE stands for.
- Saint Nicholas was a 4th century Greek bishop from Myra, now modern-day Turkey, and therefore not American.
- Santa is known for ignoring border controls and international airspace regulations to spread joy and presents, presumably without a visa, ESTA form or passport.
With all this in mind, ICE would probably consider Santa an illegal immigrant and deport him. Talk about a self-own.
Lumps of coal for you this year, Department of Homeland Security.