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'You don't know how to drive Mr Singh': Trump admin's self-deportation poster sparks racism row
Advocacy groups say the ad stereotypes Sikh and Hindu communities as DHS promotes CBP Home, which offers $2,600 to eligible migrants who leave voluntarily.
- The Department of Homeland Security faced backlash on Thursday for an AI-generated advertisement featuring a brown-bearded man named Singh with the tagline "Get off our roads, you don't know how to drive Mr Singh."
- Promoting its CBP Home program, the DHS encourages undocumented migrants to leave the United States voluntarily, offering travel assistance and an exit bonus of $2,600 to registrants.
- Advocacy groups including The Sikh Coalition and Hindu American Foundation condemned the ad as "racist" and "anti-American." The Sikh Coalition stated, "Twenty-five years after 9/11, Sikhs are *still* being targeted and profiled for how we look."
- Criticizing the post as discriminatory, the HAF demanded an investigation while tagging Assistant Attorney General Harmeet K Dhillon and FBI Director Kash Patel for action.
- Other social media posts featured Optimus Prime confronting the man with the message "Self-deport or find out," while a clip showed Megatron negotiating the release of "aliens.
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Mr Singh, get off our roads: US advt on deportation sparks row
The US Department of Homeland Security faced widespread criticism for an AI-generated advertisement featuring a brown-bearded man identified as "Mr Singh" in a campaign against unlicensed commercial drivers. Advocacy groups, including the Hindu American Foundation and Sikh Coalition, condemned the ad as "racist" and "anti-American" for its perceived targeting and profiling of Sikh and Hindu communities.
‘You don’t know how to drive, Mr Singh’: Trump admin poster sparks racism row among Sikhs, Punjabis - The Tribune
The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has sparked a controversy with a social media poster promoting the Trump administration’s self-deportation campaign, with critics accusing the department of using racist and anti-Indian messaging.
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