The White House has shared a video showing undocumented immigrants being shackled and led onto a deportation flight from Seattle, reinforcing President Donald Trump’s hardline stance on immigration.
The 41-second clip, posted on X (formerly Twitter), is titled “ASMR: Illegal Alien Deportation Flight.” It features close-up shots of chains and cuffs, detainees with restrained hands and ankles, and immigration officers overseeing the process.
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The video was initially shared by the Seattle office of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), saying, “Removal Flight. A group of undocumented aliens are flown from Seattle as part of a process to finalise return to their home countries.”
The original ICE video begins with a shot of an officer wearing a jacket marked “ERO” (Enforcement and Removal Operations). The White House version, however, opens with a different clip – an officer adjusting a shackled migrant’s collar.
President Donald Trump has made cracking down on undocumented immigrants a key focus of his second term. Since taking office on January 20, federal agencies have intensified arrests and deportations, carrying out large-scale operations across the country