Overview

• The 31-second montage opened with Von saying, “Heard you got deported, dude — bye,” before touting figures such as “2 million in 250 days” alongside enforcement footage and clips of President Trump.
• Von posted on X that he did not approve the use, asked DHS to take the video down and “send a check,” and said his views on immigration are more nuanced than the clip implied.
• The video was removed from DHS’s account after Von’s objection, and the department has not issued a substantive public response.
• Copies of the clip continue to circulate online, and USA TODAY reported the Von snippet likely originated from a November TikTok post by Karys Reigh Rigtrup.
• The episode follows other DHS posts using pop-culture material without apparent permission, including a Pokémon-themed video that drew an objection from The Pokémon Company, as reporters also questioned the accuracy of deportation statistics shown.