Overview

• DHS posted a late-September video promoting deportations that included Von saying, “Heard you got deported, dude. Bye,” without his permission.
• Von objected to the use and the DHS account removed the video, but copies continued to circulate online.
• He said the post triggered a surge of hateful messages that left him feeling paranoid, prompting precautions like keeping his curtains closed.
• Von said a “high government official” texted an offer of extra security, including added police patrols in his neighborhood, which he found unsettling.
• He described worries about how visible security would affect him and his neighbors, and he referenced recent public violence and the pressure of an upcoming Netflix special as compounding factors.