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Bondi and DHS Embrace SNL Parody, Reposting It as ICE Recruitment Pitch

Their embrace of the sketch turned satire into recruitment, prompting questions about institutional seriousness.

Tina Fey and Amy Poehler on October 11, 2025 episode of "Saturday Night Live." Fey is holding an automatic weapon, parodying Kristi Noem, and Amy Poehler is parodying Attorney General Pam Bondi.
SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE -- Episode 1886 -- Pictured: (l-r) Special guest Tina Fey as Kristi Noem and Host Amy Poehler as Pam Bondi during the "Bondi Hearing" Cold Open on Saturday, October 11, 2025 -- (Photo by: Will Heath/NBC via Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 15: Attorney General Pam Bondi (R) speaks during an event where U.S. President Donald Trump signed a Presidential Memorandum in the Oval Office on September 15, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump signed a memorandum that will send members of the National Guard and federal law enforcement agencies to Memphis, Tennessee in an effort to decrease crime in the city. Also pictured is Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem (L). (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Oct. 7, 2025, in Washington, DC.

Overview

  • SNL’s cold open featured Amy Poehler as Attorney General Pam Bondi and Tina Fey as Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, lampooning Bondi’s Senate testimony and a mock ICE recruitment push.
  • Bondi responded on X by sharing a screenshot of the sketch, tagging Noem and writing, “@Sec_Noem, should we recreate this picture in Chicago? Loving Amy Poehler!”
  • The Department of Homeland Security posted, “Thanks for the free advertisement, @NBCSNL,” sharing the clip before cutting to an official montage urging people to “Join. ICE.gov.”
  • DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin echoed a line from the sketch about the shutdown, saying in a statement, “SNL is absolutely right — the Democrats’ shutdown does need to end!”
  • Reactions split across media, with The View’s Ana Navarro calling Bondi’s posture “shameful” for the DOJ’s credibility, while others framed the officials’ responses as a tactical way to defuse the satire.