Pop megastar Olivia Rodrigo brought the claws out against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security last week after they used one of her songs in a social media post that promotes their efforts to deport violent criminal illegals from the United States. Rodrigo posted a comment on the post shared by DHS that encouraged those in the country illegally to self-deport. The post used her 2023 song, “All-American B***h” as background music.
“Don’t ever use my songs to promote your racist, hateful propaganda,” the pop star wrote. The post, which was published on November 4, shows clips of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents taking illegal immigrants into custody and shipping them back to their country of origin. The text written over the images says, “If ICE finds you.”
The video then switches to clips of immigrants self-deporting, voluntarily getting on planes to be sent back home, looking far happier than those being led away in chains in the first set of images. The phrase, “If you self-deport” then pops up on the screen. It wraps up with instructions for how illegal immigrants can use the Customs and Border Protection website to find help in self-deporting. Those who opt to deport themselves could “receive a $1,000 exit bonus.”
The caption for the video says, “LEAVE NOW and self-deport using the CBP Home app. if you don’t, you will face the consequences.” A tough, but fair message that the law of the land is finally being enforced. Not long after her comment, Rodrigo’s song was no longer available on the post. Many speculate she had the song removed.
A spokesperson for DHS issued a response to Rodrigo’s comment, saying, “America is grateful all the time for our federal law enforcement officers who keep us safe. We suggest Ms. Rodrigo thank them for their service, not belittle their sacrifice.”
That remark comes because, as shown by her freaking out over the use of her song in the clip, Rodrigo has been very outspoken about her disdain for President Donald Trump and his administration’s policies despite the fact that ICE and Border Patrol have been working tirelessly to keep Americans safe from some of the worst of the worst criminals. Watch the ICE video that set her off this time here:
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But this was far from the first time she’s had an anti-Trump, anti-ICE freakout. “I’ve lived in LA my whole life, and I’m deeply upset about these violent deportations of my neighbors under the current administration. L.A. simply wouldn’t exist without immigrants. Treating hardworking community members with such little respect, empathy, and due process is awful,” the pop star said in an Instagram post from June.
“I stand with the beautiful, diverse community of Los Angeles and with immigrants all across America. I stand for our right to freedom of speech and freedom to protest,” she continued. A number of other popular music stars have come out against the Trump administration’s attempt to restore law and order through deportation operations.
Another pop star, Renee Rapp, slammed ICE raids during a live performance at the Moda Center in Portland last month, saying, “So let’s just f*****g make it abundantly f*****g clear — F**K ICE. F**k this administration. F**k Trump.” Such a classy way to express your displeasure with policies you disagree with.
Country star Zach Bryan also made headlines for taking an anti-ICE stance in one of his songs, “Bad News,” that went viral in October. DHS Secretary Kristi Noem responded to Bryan, saying, “I hope he understands how completely disrespectful that song is — not just to law enforcement, but to this country.” Her comment was made during an interview with conservative commentator Benny Johnson, according to Fox News.