The Department of Homeland Security shared a meme-style video likening ICE raids and capturing undocumented immigrants to Pokémon — prompting a backlash for using the popular Japanese animé partly owned by Nintendo to promote the raids.The government agency posted the video on X Monday, which opens ...

The government agency posted the video on X Monday, which opens with exploding doors and masked agents leading accused suspects away, all while set to the Pokémon theme song and captioned with the text: “Gotta Catch ‘Em All.”

By Tuesday, the video had more than 24 million views. And even Customs and Border Protection added to the meme, sharing a gif with a dancing Pikachu and saying it was “Border Patrol’s newest recruit.”