Comedian Theo Von has hit out at the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) after it used a clip of him in a promotional video highlighting Donald Trump’s deportation record.
The agency posted a 31-second video on X on Wednesday with the caption “Bye.” The montage opened with a snippet of Von, host of the hit podcast This Past Weekend, saying: “Heard you got deported, dude — bye,” before switching to claims that two million illegal immigrants had been deported in the first 250 days of Trump’s second presidential term.
The clip then cut to footage of Trump declaring: “They simply stopped coming. They’re not coming anymore,” before concluding with the words “LEAVE NOW” flashing across the screen over an image of a plane taking off.
Von, 44, wasted no time in distancing himself from the message. Quoting the DHS post, he wrote: “Yooo DHS I didn’t approve to be used in this. I know you know my address so send a check. And please take this down and please keep me out of your ‘banger’ deportation videos.”
Yooo DHS i didnt approve to be used in this. I know you know my address so send a check. And please take this down and please keep me out of your ‘banger’ deportation videos. When it comes to immigration my thoughts and heart are alot more nuanced than this video allows. Bye! https://t.co/5v5gagf4Dr
— Theo Von (@TheoVon) September 24, 2025
The Louisiana-born comic added that his stance on immigration was far more complex than the clip suggested. “When it comes to immigration my thoughts and heart are a lot more nuanced than this video allows. Bye!” he wrote.
DHS has not responded publicly to Von’s objection.
Von, who has built up a huge online following with his irreverent podcast, has interviewed guests across the political spectrum, including Donald Trump, JD Vance, Bernie Sanders, Mark Cuban, Tucker Carlson and Joe Rogan to name just a few. He has also welcomed fellow comedians such as Shane Gillis, Nikki Glaser and Pete Davidson.
Away from podcasting, Von has released two Netflix stand-up specials: Regular People (2021) and No Offense (2016). He is currently working alongside David Spade on an independent comedy film titled Busboys.
The project, which the pair wrote and are self-financing, is set in an Arizona border town and follows two friends — played by themselves — who believe that becoming waiters will solve their problems, only to discover otherwise.
