Olivia Rodrigo Denounces DHS Use of 2023 Song in Self-Deportation Video as Barbaric
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Updated · Fox News · Jun 4
Olivia Rodrigo Denounces DHS Use of 2023 Song in Self-Deportation Video as Barbaric
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jun 4
Summary
Rodrigo said she was "enraged" after seeing DHS and the White House use her 2023 track "All-american b----" in a November 2025 video urging undocumented immigrants to "LEAVE NOW" via the CBP Home app.
In a new Dazed interview, she called immigration enforcement "awful and barbaric and cruel," saying the clip felt like propaganda and that seeing her own music in it made the post more disturbing.
Instagram became her first response when the video appeared, with Rodrigo writing, "Don’t ever use my songs to promote your racist, hateful propaganda"; the post now says its audio is no longer available.
DHS pushed back through a spokesperson, saying Americans should thank federal law enforcement officers who "keep us safe" rather than "belittle their sacrifice."
The clash fits a wider pattern of artists resisting immigration-enforcement messaging: Sabrina Carpenter similarly objected in December after ICE used her song "Juno" in a raid video.