DHS Pushes 'Defend American Culture' Recruitment, Invokes 'Foreign Invaders' To Bolster ICE Deportation Crackdown

NPR reports DHS is running a national social-media recruitment blitz that frames immigration enforcement as defending “American culture,” featuring vintage and militarized imagery and language about deporting “foreign invaders.” Critics, including civil-rights groups, say the messaging echoes white nationalist themes and heightens fear among Latino communities amid aggressive enforcement. Some Latino conservatives back enforcement but reject the cultural framing as exclusionary. DHS did not respond to NPR’s questions.