Overview

• The Department of Homeland Security posted a one-minute montage set to the Pokémon theme with clips from the anime and the slogan “Gotta Catch ’Em All,” depicting ICE and Border Patrol arrests.
• The Pokémon Company said it was not involved in the video’s creation or distribution and did not grant permission to use its intellectual property.
• The video remains live on DHS’s X account and the White House TikTok, and DHS also shared Pokémon-style “Worst of the Worst” trading-card graphics featuring detainees’ mugshots and alleged crimes.
• A DHS spokesperson defended the post with a line echoing the theme song: “To arrest them is our real test. To deport them is our cause.”
• A separate DHS clip using comedian Theo Von’s voice was removed after he objected, as outlets noted a broader pattern of the agency using popular media without authorization.