Overview

• The DHS X account shared an altered 1936 Uncle Sam cartoon with the caption “Which way, American man?”, which critics allege references Simpson’s 1978 white-supremacist text.
• Reporters highlighted earlier DHS posts that employed gothic Frakturschrift typography and historical imagery tied to neo-Nazi aesthetics.
• Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin denied that the caption quotes a white supremacist and challenged the premise of the accusation.
• Alternative voices maintain that “Which way, American man?” has circulated as a detached internet meme unrelated to its extremist origins.
• The post forms part of a high-profile ICE recruitment campaign backed by billions in funding and more than 100,000 recent applicants, intensifying public scrutiny of DHS communications.