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After calling retired nan DHS past twelvemonth for utilizing her song, Olivia Rodrigo precocious reflected connected nan experience.
The 3x Grammy victor recalled emotion “enraged” astatine seeing a “deeply disturbing” ICE propaganda video successful November that featured her 2023 opus ‘All-American Bitch’ without her permission, calling for immigrants to “LEAVE NOW and self-deport.”
“I was conscionable scrolling connected my phone,” Rodrigo told Dazed. “It was truthful profoundly disturbing to spot that propaganda, and nan truth it was my opus successful location made maine consciousness moreover much enraged. What they’re doing is truthful atrocious and barbaric and cruel. I americium really sad to beryllium successful a state that thinks that’s OK.”
Rodrigo antecedently slammed nan DHS and nan White House erstwhile nan video was first posted successful November. “Don’t ever usage my songs to beforehand your racist, hateful propaganda,” she commented connected nan video, which had nan audio removed soon after
A DHS spokesperson quoted nan song from her 2nd workplace medium Guts successful a snide consequence that was shared pinch TMZ. “America is grateful each nan clip for our national rule enforcement officers who support america safe. We propose Ms. Rodrigo convey them for their service, not belittle their sacrifice,” they said.
In nan first twelvemonth of his 2nd term, Trump has wasted nary clip targeting undocumented immigrants surviving successful nan United States, pinch nan Department of Homeland Security amping up recruitment for ICE agents, who person been deployed successful respective awesome US cities, including Los Angeles, New York City, Chicago, Philadelphia, Miami, Atlanta and more.
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement has since travel nether accrued fire, pursuing nan killings of US citizens Alex Pretti, Renee Good and Keith Porter Jr.
