{"id":20118,"date":"2026-09-04T07:07:55","date_gmt":"2026-09-04T07:07:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=20118"},"modified":"2026-09-04T07:07:55","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T07:07:55","slug":"play-deport-repeat-trump-launches-arcade-style-immigration-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=20118","title":{"rendered":"Play, deport, repeat: Trump launches arcade-style immigration games"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133753051,imgsize-808609,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/trumps-deportation-arcade.jpg\" alt=\"Play, deport, repeat: Trump launches arcade-style immigration games\" title=\"The website, unveiled on Thursday, gives a \u201cMAGA\u201d twist to familiar games such as Snake and Tetris. It was presented by the White House as a new way to promote Trump\u2019s policies through entertainment and social media.\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"The website, unveiled on Thursday, gives a \u201cMAGA\u201d twist to familiar games such as Snake and Tetris. It was presented by the White House as a new way to promote Trump\u2019s policies through entertainment and social media.\">The website, unveiled on Thursday, gives a \u201cMAGA\u201d twist to familiar games such as Snake and Tetris. It was presented by the White House as a new way to promote Trump\u2019s policies through entertainment and social media.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>US President Donald Trump has taken a soft power approach to his deportation agenda. The White House has launched an online gaming website featuring arcade-style games that let players deport migrants and build a border wall, as his administration intensifies its crackdown on undocumented immigration.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>The website, unveiled on Thursday, gives a \u201cMAGA\u201d twist to familiar games such as Snake and Tetris. It was presented by the White House as a new way to promote Trump\u2019s policies through entertainment and social media.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>In a series of posts shared on X, the White House teased a bunch of deportation themed games that were inspired by some of the most popular arcade games.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>It teased the launch of the website by a video featuring a &#8220;make America great again\u201d logo styled after the branding of video game maker Sega. <!-- -->The video then goes on to show snippets of gameplay from various games. The White House promoted the games on X with \u201cCAN&#8217;T STOP WINNING. Build the wall. Deport. Fill a Trump Account,\u201d the post said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"11\"\/>One of the games, Rio Run, is based on Snake. It features a digital version of US border czar Tom Homan chasing migrants of different skin colours along the Rio Grande, which forms part of the US-Mexico border.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/>Another game, Build the Wall, is modelled on Tetris. Players stack blocks to construct a border wall. Its instructions tell users to \u201cProtect the border from the coming horde.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"18\"\/>A third game asks players to collect nets and place them into so-called \u201cTrump accounts\u201d. These are investment accounts containing a $1,000 deposit for children born between 2025 and 2028.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"20\"\/>The White House said the games were designed to communicate the administration\u2019s policies in a format that could reach a wider audience.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"22\"\/>\u201cThis administration is laser-focused on ways to innovate and tell the story of the President&#8217;s many accomplishments in a way that resonates with every American,\u201d the White House said in a statement to AFP, \u201cThis is an effort to further contrast between a culture of fun and winning and the dark socialist vision Democrats have for America.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"25\"\/>The launch, however, drew swift criticism from rights groups, who accused the administration of turning the lives of migrants into entertainment.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"27\"\/>\u201cMakes me sick. They&#8217;ve been playing games with people&#8217;s lives for years, now they&#8217;ve made a video game of what they&#8217;re doing,\u201d Amerika Garcia Grewal, co-director of the Frontera Federation in Eagle Pass, Texas, told AFP.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"29\"\/>\u201cThere\u2019s no attention paid to the quality of life for human beings, both those in their game or those in real life. <!-- -->We who live in the borderlands are US citizens and yet are treated with suspicion and violence,\u201d she added.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"33\"\/>The game designers \u201chave lost touch with what it means to be human and care for others.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"35\"\/>Trump returned to power after campaigning on a promise to deport millions of undocumented migrants. Since taking office, his administration has introduced measures aimed at speeding up deportations and reducing illegal border crossings.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"39\"\/>The White House has also frequently used social media stunts and provocative online content to promote Trump\u2019s agenda and mock his political opponents.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"41\"\/>The gaming campaign comes amid that broader push, with immigration enforcement remaining one of the administration\u2019s central priorities.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/world\/us\/play-deport-repeat-trump-launches-arcade-style-immigration-games\/articleshow\/133752779.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The website, unveiled on Thursday, gives a \u201cMAGA\u201d twist to familiar games such as Snake and Tetris. 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