Pokémon did not allow ice video sequences

Pokémon said he had not authorized the use of his theme song and other images to use in a video of ice deportation published by the US government.

“We are aware of a recent video published by the Ministry of Internal Security which includes images and languages ​​associated with our brand,” Pokémon Company International said in a press release at the BBC.

“Our company was not involved in the creation or distribution of this content, and the authorization has not been granted for the use of our intellectual property.”

The video, published by the Homeland Security X account and the White House on Tiktok, shows several arrests processed by the Border Patrol and Ice agents alongside the Pokémon slogan “Gotta Catch ‘Em All”.

It also includes images of the opening credits for Pokémon’s animated television show with the main character Ash Ketchum.

The video ends with images of false Pokémon exchange cards featuring the mugshots of men and women arrested by ice and their alleged crimes, including murder, pedophilia, burglary, murder and endangerment of children.

ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) carried out raids in the United States following Trump’s migration policy to provide the “greatest expulsion program for criminals in the history of America”.

Meanwhile, the actor and podcaster Theo von opposed another video from the Ministry of Internal Security, who used a clip of saying to him “understood that you were expelled, guy – bye” to reveal the agency’s deportation numbers.

“Yooo DHS I have not approved to be used on this subject,” wrote Von on X.

“I know you know my address, so send a check. And remove this and don’t keep me out of your “Banger” expulsion videos.

“When it comes to immigration, my thoughts and my heart are much more nuanced than this video allows it. Bye!”

On Tuesday, the department shared a 31 seconds video clip on X with the legend “bye”, although the message now seems to have been deleted.

He started with Von’s clip, followed by an assertion that two million illegal immigrants were expelled during the first 250 days of President Trump’s second term.

It then showed that Trump said “they simply stopped coming, they no longer come”, before ending with an airplane that takes off with the words “leave now” written on the image.

It comes after British singer Jess Glynne said in July that she felt “sick” that the White House had used the viral announcement Jet2Holiday showing her song as an audio for a video promoting deportations.

The White House has published a clip on X showing handcuffed people escorted by Ice on a global flight.

The announcement of Jet2 featuring the Single 2015 of Glynne holds the hand, and a voice offered joyful saying “Nothing beats a jet2 Holiday” – which has become a meme – played on the video.