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Outrage as Homeland Security shares Pokemon-style ICE raid video

Homeland Security share Pokemon-inspired video of ICE raids
  • The Department of Homeland Security has released a video montage of ICE raids, controversially incorporating clips and music from the Pokémon theme song.
  • The one-minute compilation, captioned 'Gotta Catch ‘em All!', depicted enforcement agents arresting people, interspersed with anime footage.
  • The video concluded with Pokémon cards displaying the arrested people and their alleged crimes, reflecting the Trump administration's hardline immigration stance.
  • The montage sparked widespread online fury, with many branding it “shameful” and some urging Nintendo to sue the US government for copyright infringement.
  • Watch the video in full above.
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