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Nintendo Alerted After DHS Uses Pokémon to Promote ICE Raids

The Department of Homeland Security has sparked a Pokémon backlash after using the kids’ game to promote ICE deportation raids. The DHS social media team posted a video to X on Monday of dramatic immigration raids—including one that was bungled yet still posted online by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem—spliced with animé imagery from the popular Japanese cartoon and collectibles game,

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Pokémon distances itself from DHS's 'Gotta Catch 'Em All' ICE raid video

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Pokémon slams DHS for hijacking its “gotta catch ’em all” theme in migrant raid video

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Pokémon did not give permission for ICE deportation video

"Our company was not involved in the creation or distribution of this content, and permission was not granted for the use of our intellectual property."

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Pokémon Company 'Aware' Of DHS Video Using TV Show Theme To Promote ICE

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Pokémon company protests Department of Homeland Security 'Gotta Catch 'Em All' post

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DHS slammed for using unauthorized Nintendo and Theo Von videos promoting immigration policy

Use of video clips from Nintendo's Pokémon and comedian Theo Von has prompted a new round of backlash for the Department of Homeland Security after the federal agency included them in social media posts without permission.

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Homeland Security slammed over video comparing migrants to Pokémon: ‘Cute authoritarianism’

The US Department of Homeland Security has sparked online backlash over a new video that compares arresting migrants to catching Pokémon, with some branding it “cute authoritarianism”.

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Pokemon responds after ICE uses its assets in viral video

The Pokemon Company International has spoken out after the DHS used its theme song and imagery in a viral immigration enforcement video.

Former Pokémon Legal Chief Says He "Wouldn't Touch" That DHS Video That Has Fans Calling For Action

The use of the Pokémon IP to promote the wave of recent, controversial arrests by ICE agents in the US has some fans calling on the IP owners to take legal action, with replies tagging official accounts on X and referencing Nintendo's notoriety as a litigious company protective of its brands.

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Homeland Security posted video featuring 'Pokémon' theme song

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security spliced footage from immigration raids with that of the popular "Pokémon" TV show.

MAGA Podcaster Tears Into DHS for Using Him to Promote Trump’s Deportations

Von, who hosts one of the most popular podcasts in the world, was widely credited as helping Trump tap into the youth vote after hosting him on his podcast during the 2024 presidential campaign, with the president going so far as to thank Von by name in his victory speech.