Overview
- A DHS spokesperson said the department will continue using pop-culture content such as Halo and Pokémon to reach audiences and declared, "We aren’t slowing down."
- The latest DHS post used a Halo image with the words "Destroy the Flood" and linked to ICE recruitment, drawing criticism for equating migrants with a parasitic alien enemy.
- The White House previously posted an AI image depicting President Trump as Halo’s Master Chief, with a deputy press secretary praising the president in a follow-up statement.
- Halo co-creator Marcus Lehto called the appropriation "absolutely abhorrent," and veteran designer Jaime Griesemer said the call to "destroy" people over immigration status was "despicable."
- Microsoft, which owns Halo, has declined public comment, while The Pokémon Company earlier said the government lacked permission for similar posts, leaving the legal status unresolved.