Did you know Santa Claus is spending part of his time this holiday season handcuffing and arresting immigrants, processing them into jail, and tracking the progress of a deportation flight?
No? Well that’s the sick message being presented by a video made by Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) that purports to be about self-deporting.
Here’s the video, which appears to be AI-generated and was posted on social media by ICE:
AVOID ICE AIR AND SANTA’S NAUGHTY LIST!
— U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (@ICEgov) December 22, 2025
Self-deport today with the CBP Home app, earn $3,000 and spend Christmas at home with loved ones.
Holiday incentive is valid through the end of 2025. pic.twitter.com/v80QAaKquD
“Jesus would have despised this,” one person wrote. “Mocking and threatening immigrants using Santa Claus is the opposite of everything he stood for, compassion, mercy, and care for the vulnerable. Ending it with “Merry Christmas” doesn’t sanctify it. It exposes the hypocrisy.”
Jesus would have despised this.
— David P (@Lat3ntG3nius) December 23, 2025
Mocking and threatening immigrants using Santa Claus is the opposite of everything he stood for, compassion, mercy, and care for the vulnerable.
Ending it with “Merry Christmas” doesn’t sanctify it. It exposes the hypocrisy.
Others were also disgusted and enraged by ICE’s “perversion” of the Christmas holiday.
No… just stop this.
— Kirk Patrick Miller (@Chaos2Cured) December 23, 2025
Or never talk again about a war on Christmas.
This is freaking evil.
Don’t make Santa the person who removes people from their place of safety. Ever.
WTF? •
Wow, I am not even religious, but this is just blasphemy against "Christmas"! You know the holiday the @GOP says is under attack? WTF, turning Christ Bday and a Pagan Saint into ambassadors of your evil, torturous, murderous regime. Fuck You Merry Much! #Christmas2025
— The Old Man in the Weed (@oldmanweed) December 23, 2025
You people are fucking sick, using Santa Claus, the symbol of Christmas giving and holiday cheer, for your campaign of fear and pain whereby you rip families apart.
— Jazzmom 2.0 🫤🇺🇸 (@AJazzmom98) December 23, 2025
Ho Ho Ho kids!
Seriously, fuck you. pic.twitter.com/PlxyWPHUWI
Nazi trash. Deport yourselves to hell.
— Andy Cortez (didn't pay for the blue check) (@TheAndyCortez) December 23, 2025
They spend our tax dollars on this crap? WTF is wrong with these people?
— Tim Leavitt (@TimLeavitt14) December 23, 2025
you folks are broken, something in your souls isn't right
— Syrup (@westwasthebest) December 23, 2025
This is just sick.
— Jack (but not THAT Jack) (@TheTrueJackInEC) December 23, 2025
Seriously, get therapy.
You people are the lowest life form. Sick and disgusting. God sees you all. You will pay in this life or the next for your cruelty.
— MichelLE🇨🇦🇺🇦🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️💙 (@hughan01) December 23, 2025
Remember the “War on Christmas” Republicans are always whining about this time of year? Looks like they’re the guilty party.