Why Trump border czar is unhappy about recent South park episode

WorldPolitics
8 Aug 2025 • 11:21 PM MYT
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  • South Park's latest episode, titled "Got a Nut," satirises the Trump administration's anti-immigration agenda, specifically mocking Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.
  • Tom Homan, a border czar and acting ICE director during the Trump administration, criticised the episode on Chris Cuomo's News Nation show, deeming the parody to be in "bad form" and "bad timing."
  • Homan claimed that rhetoric mocking ICE "emboldens" attacks on agents, stating that assaults on ICE officers have increased significantly, including physical attacks and Molotov cocktail incidents.
  • The episode depicts ICE recruiting unqualified citizens, such as Mr. Mackey, and portrays Noem as a dog-shooting law enforcement officer who encourages racial profiling during immigration raids.
  • The Department of Homeland Security issued a statement thanking South Park for drawing attention to ICE recruitment and highlighting benefits for new recruits, including signing bonuses and student loan forgiveness.

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