Ho, ho, home for the holidays.
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement released a new video pretending to show Santa Claus rounding up illegal migrants — warning them to leave voluntarily before they end up on the naughty list.
The holiday-inspired clip, which was blasted out on X late Monday, features a buff Father Christmas clad in a red bulletproof ICE vest cuffing an undocumented migrant on the street.
Santa then processes the illegal alien at a federal facility before loading him onto an “ICE Air” plane to be deported.
The grim festive message hammered home Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s announcement earlier on Monday of a special $3,000-a-pop “home for the holidays” incentive to urge illegal migrants to self-deport by Dec. 31.
“AVOID ICE AIR AND SANTA’S NAUGHTY LIST!” the agency posted on X alongside the Santa advert.
“Self-deport today with the CBP Home app, earn $3,000 and spend Christmas at home with loved ones. Holiday incentive is valid through the end of 2025.”
Roughly 1.9 million illegal migrants have voluntarily self-deported since President Trump took office.
The Trump admin started offering a $1,000 bonus and free travel for those who utilized the CBP Home App in May — insisting it was cheaper than the average $17,000-a-pop to arrest, detain and deport illegal migrants.
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