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flag In March 2025, DHS Secretary Kristi Noem faced backlash for posing with shackled Venezuelan detainees in El Salvador, using them as photo props to deter immigration.

flag Using detainees as photo props has long been a political tactic in the U.S., from mid-20th-century images of Alcatraz inmates to the 1988 Willie Horton ad. flag In March 2025, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem drew criticism for touring a high-security prison in El Salvador, posing with shirtless, shackled Venezuelan immigrants, images shared widely to deter illegal immigration. flag The practice, used across administrations to project authority and enforce law-and-order messaging, raises ethical concerns over consent, dehumanization, and the manipulation of visual media to shape public perception.

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