In recent times, distinguishing between trolling and genuine policy intentions has become increasingly challenging. It appears that the aim is to instill fear in working-class communities of color. Former President Trump, who has a history of employing “guest workers” in his businesses, and other elites would likely prefer a similar system for all laborers. As previously noted, many deportation strategies enacted by the administration seem designed to eliminate immigrant workers not dependent on their employment for residency, thereby replacing them with guest workers whose status is solely contingent upon their labor contributions. Before proceeding to the main discussion, I would like to share an insightful excerpt from Michael Macher:
…the US immigration system is sustained not through strict enforcement but through selective nonenforcement. Employers have relied on the government to overlook the exploitation of undocumented labor while keeping the looming threat of deportation over workers. This dynamic has notably strengthened employer power against all laborers, leading to lower wages, weakened unions, and a shift away from collective bargaining and vocational regulations. The interest in a disorganized labor force has driven politicians to act like petty bosses, threatening the deportation of substantial segments of the workforce. Trump’s ability to disrupt this arrangement stems from the precariousness of undocumented labor—indicative of future labor relations rather than a remnant of the past.
By Stephen Prager, a staff writer for Common Dreams. Cross posted from Common Dreams.
This week, the Trump administration sparked outrage by suggesting that America could become a utopia by deporting more than a quarter of its population.
On Wednesday, the Department of Homeland Security’s official social media account shared an image of a pink late-1960s Cadillac Eldorado parked on a serene beach. Above this picturesque scene, the words read “America after 100 million deportations.”
The accompanying caption proclaimed: “The peace of a nation no longer besieged by the third world.”
Ironically, social media users later uncovered that the DHS had appropriated the artwork from Japanese pop artist Hiroshi Nagai without proper attribution.
The peace of a nation no longer besieged by the third world. pic.twitter.com/UrPiRA7X1C
— Homeland Security (@DHSgov) December 31, 2025
This is not the first instance of the administration using provocative social media posts to advocate its policies. However, DHS’s communication style has drawn particular criticism for often mirroring white nationalist rhetoric.
The agency has previously utilized terms like “remigration,” often associated with forced repatriation of nonwhite communities, including citizens. Additionally, other communications have framed President Trump’s “mass deportation” strategy as a defense of American “heritage” and “culture.”
In its imagery, the agency frequently alludes to the American frontier and the concept of “Manifest Destiny,” at times explicitly glorifying the forced displacement of Native Americans.
One image featured a muscular Uncle Sam urging citizens to “REPORT ALL FOREIGN INVADERS,” which had been directly sourced from an overt neo-Nazi account.
Facing criticism, the agency has continued to double down. This past Friday, they posted that “2026 will be the year of American Supremacy,” overlaid on an image of General George Washington crossing the Delaware River, with the phrase “Return this Land,” which might reference a recently created “whites-only” community in Arkansas dubbed “Return to the Land.”
I don’t get the debate about this. There are two racist shibboleths on here, one that is overt and reflective of the hegemonic ideology in America that we learn in school, the other is thinly veiled Hitler worship. They are distinct signs, distinct histories. Worth noting. https://t.co/THsa39gU1C
— Palantir Neurodivergent Fellow 👊🔻🇵🇸 (@postcyborg) July 25, 2025
However, the Wednesday post proposing “100 million deportations” was perhaps the most blatant indication yet toward those advocating for a racially homogeneous United States. Social media users quickly pointed out that, according to the US Census Bureau, only about 47 million individuals living in the U.S. are foreign-born.
Even if the administration were to deport every immigrant—including lawful residents and naturalized citizens—achieving this goal would entail expelling an astonishing 53 million individuals born in the U.S. who possess legal citizenship as guaranteed by the 14th Amendment.
The phrase “third world” hints at racial motivations, and the specific figure—100 million—seemingly reveals the discriminatory interests underlying the message.
Referencing 2020 census data from the Wikipedia page on “Demographics of the United States,” one user highlighted that about 100 million Americans identify as nonwhite.
Sorry if this has been pointed out but this is explicitly saying deport everyone who isn’t white because 100 million is the number of non-white Americans. https://t.co/qvkmlG3LjD pic.twitter.com/hC3cLUs4gi
— barbarism critic (@barbarismcrit) January 1, 2026
The DHS post drew parallels to earlier commentary by Laura Loomer, a close Trump ally, who suggested that due to a colossal internment camp in Florida dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz,” “the alligators are guaranteed at least 65 million meals,” referring to the number of Hispanic individuals in the U.S.
Even if actual deportation on this scale is not feasible within Trump’s remaining term, the recent post has alarmed many observers, who also recognized it as a “troll post” designed to provoke outrage.
This incident reflects the Trump administration’s core ideology regarding immigration. Leaders spearheading Trump’s deportation agenda have admitted to targeting individuals based on their appearance, ensnaring numerous nonwhite U.S. citizens in their operations. Meanwhile, the administration’s refugee policy has primarily welcomed only white South Africans, while Trump has claimed to implement a “permanent pause on migration from all Third World countries.”
For 2026, the administration intends to pursue “denaturalization” efforts aimed at hundreds of U.S. citizens each month, with Trump indicating that this could target prominent critics like Somali-American Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) and New York’s first Muslim mayor, Zohran Mamdani.
“This is absolutely insane Nazi propaganda, posted by the US government,” remarked Ben Norton, editor of the Geopolitical Economy Report, in response to DHS’s call for “100 million deportations.”
Norton added, “It clarifies that the Trump administration’s mass deportation agenda is not truly concerned with ‘illegal immigration.’ Given that there are approximately 14 million undocumented immigrants in the U.S., the fascist DHS aims to deport an astounding 100 million individuals. This is a clear call for ethnic cleansing of racial minorities to establish a white-supremacist regime devoid of individuals with ‘third world’ heritage.”
