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DHS Posts Pokémon-Themed Raid Video as UN Petition Targets Immigration Tactics

DHS says masked officers will keep making removals in California despite a new state ban.

Overview

  • The agency posted a video that blended immigration enforcement footage with Pokémon imagery and the phrase “Gotta Catch ’Em All.”
  • Mugshots were shared as graphics styled like Pokémon trading cards listing alleged offenses including homicide, child endangerment, molestation, and manslaughter.
  • Rep. Maxine Waters condemned recent raids as “ethnic cleansing” and joined a coalition petition urging the United Nations to investigate potential human rights violations.
  • The petition by attorney Luis Carrillo alleges kidnapping-style arrests, prolonged detentions without due process, and excessive force, citing incidents including an allegedly shackled pregnant U.S. citizen.
  • DHS defended officers’ use of face coverings, criticized California’s SB 627 “No Secret Police Act,” and said ICE would continue removing what it called violent criminal offenders from the state.