Get off our roads Mr Singh: Trump administration's 'self-deport' ad sparks row
· World · Times of India, NDTV, India Today
The US Department of Homeland Security shared an AI-generated social media post targeting an Indian-American truck driver named Singh as part of its crackdown on illegal immigration. Styled as a movie poster titled Transformers: Age of Deportations, the campaign featured slogans telling Mr Singh to get off US roads. Advocacy groups including the Hindu American Foundation and the Sikh Coalition condemned the campaign as racist and discriminatory profiling. The controversy follows previous DHS graphics featuring Optimus Prime and Megatron alongside names of truck drivers involved in road accidents and crimes. The DHS defended its messaging by stating it will defend Americanism against hostile intent, while civil rights groups have called for a federal investigation.
Why it matters
The campaign targets the Sikh and broader Indian-American diaspora with racially charged profiling, raising serious concerns among community advocacy groups over federal discrimination.
Read the original report — Times of India
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