The White House has released a 41-second video on social media showing undocumented immigrants being shackled and escorted onto a deportation flight departing from Seattle.
Titled “ASMR: Illegal Alien Deportation Flight,” the clip features close-up shots of chains and cuffs on the tarmac, as well as detainees walking with their hands and ankles restrained.
One segment shows an individual walking past an officer with hands cuffed in front and ankles bound by chains. Other shots highlight a close-up of a man’s handcuffs being secured, another individual’s feet in chains while ascending the stairway to the plane, and a detainee preparing to board. The faces of those being deported are not visible.
Since taking office, President Donald Trump has intensified deportation efforts as part of his immigration policy. Thousands of undocumented immigrants have already been removed, including more than 300 Indian nationals.
Trump’s border czar, Tom Homan, reaffirmed the administration’s commitment to stricter immigration enforcement, stating he will not rest until every “illegal criminal migrant” is “eradicated” from the country. He also claimed that illegal border crossings have decreased under Trump compared to previous years.
Reacting to the video, senior advisor to Trump, Elon Musk, expressed excitement with the words: “Haha wow.”
