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Comedian Theo Vaughn is telling the Department of Homeland Security to take down a deportation video that uses his voice
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On X, Vaughn wrote, Yo, DHS, I didn't approve to be used in this. Please keep me out of your banger deportation videos
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He added that his quote thoughts and heart are a lot more nuanced
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The 31 second DHS clip opens with Vaughn saying, Heard you got deported, dude. Bye
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It then flashes agency claims of 2 million deportations in President Donald Trump's first 250 days, 1.6 million so-called self-deportations, and 400,000 removals before ending with leave now
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DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said the numbers don't lie. Vaughn, who has interviewed Trump on his podcast and draws a large right-leaning audience, rarely rebukes the administration
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His pushback lands as DHS spotlights enforcement and Congress advances new immigration bills
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Newsweek reports a United Nations study found fewer migrants traveling north, many citing detention fears and difficulty entering the U.S
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DHS didn't immediately comment on whether it will remove the clip. Newsweek notes U.S. Copyright Office guidance says permission is generally needed unless fair use applies
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For now, the video stays up and so does the debate over how far government can go with borrowed voices
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For Straight Arrow News, I'm Kaylee Carey
