Overview

• On August 5, the Department of Homeland Security posted a still from a July 29 South Park Season 27 teaser on X to direct users to its ICE recruitment site.
• The recruitment message touted up to $50,000 signing bonuses, student loan forgiveness and retirement benefits for new ICE hires.
• Minutes later, South Park’s official X account reposted the DHS message with “Wait, so we ARE relevant? #eatabagofdicks” to mock the administration.
• A DHS spokesperson publicly thanked the show for drawing attention to ICE law enforcement recruitment.
• South Park’s new episode “Got A Nut” premieres August 6 and features an ICE subplot in which Mr. Mackey joins the agency after losing his job.