Grammy-winner Olivia Rodrigo said she was “enraged” to discover federal immigration authorities using her music in an online video prompting illegal immigrants to leave the country.

Speaking with “Dazed Magazine,” Rodrigo spoke about her public battle with the Department of Homeland Security and the moment she realized they used her song online.

“I was just scrolling on my phone. It was so deeply disturbing to see that propaganda,” Rodrigo said. “The fact it was my song in there made me feel even more enraged.”

The controversy stemmed from a November 2025 post encouraging illegal immigrants to self-deport from the country. It was posted by DHS and the White House using Rodrigo’s “All-american b—-” from her 2023 album, “GUTS,” in the background.

WHITE HOUSE FIRES BACK AFTER SABRINA CARPENTER SLAMS ICE VIDEO USING HER SONG

Olivia Rodrigo performed during Lollapalooza at Grant Park on Aug. 1, 2025, in Chicago, Illinois. (Josh Brasted/FilmMagic)

The video was captioned: “LEAVE NOW and self-deport using the CBP Home app. If you don’t, you will face the consequences.” It also showed agents arresting illegal immigrants.

The former Disney star quickly took to Instagram to express her outrage at the time, writing, “Don’t ever use my songs to promote your racist, hateful propaganda.” The song has since been removed from the post, which now notes the audio is no longer available.

Rodrigo doubled down on her criticism of ICE in her latest interview, describing the work of immigration enforcement as “barbaric.”

“What they’re doing is so awful and barbaric and cruel,” she said. “I am really sad to be in a country that thinks that’s OK.”

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Olivia Rodrigo performed during an exclusive Spotify Billions Club Live event on May 8, 2026, in Barcelona, Spain. (Xavi Torrent/Getty Images for Spotify)

A DHS spokesperson responded to the singer’s criticism in a statement to Fox News Digital, referencing Rodrigo’s lyrics. “America is grateful all the time for our federal law enforcement officers who keep us safe,” the spokesperson wrote. “We suggest Ms. Rodrigo thank them for their service, not belittle their sacrifice.”

The singer has been an outspoken critic of President Donald Trump and spoken about political issues, including abortion access and the conflict in Gaza. In the same interview, she noted she believes it is an artist’s job to share how they feel with the public.

“I think part of being an artist is sharing how you feel with other people,” she said. “I don’t have a political science degree, I’m not the most educated person on planet Earth, but I like to try and stay up to date on things and share how I feel.”

She is also not the only artist to push back on DHS’s use of their music in posts. In December, Sabrina Carpenter blasted the Trump administration for using her song “Juno” in a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) video.

“Do not ever involve me or my music to benefit your inhumane agenda,” Carpenter wrote on X. The video showed what appeared to be ICE raids with Carpenter’s song over the top.

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A White House spokesperson responded to Carpenter, telling Fox News Digital, “Here’s a Short n’ Sweet message for Sabrina Carpenter: we won’t apologize for deporting dangerous criminal illegal murderers, rapists, and pedophiles from our country. Anyone who would defend these sick monsters must be stupid, or is it slow?”

Fox News’ “Antisemitism Exposed” newsletter brings you stories on the rising anti-Jewish prejudice across the U.S. and the world.

IN TODAY’S NEWSLETTER:
– Hasan Piker says UK barred him, rips ‘unbelievable…power’ of pro-Israel groups
– Why a pro-Israel influencer turned down a chance to co-host FIFA event
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TOP STORY: Left-wing political commentator Hasan Piker and his uncle Cenk Uygur were barred from entering the United Kingdom ahead of scheduled appearances at SXSW London and the Oxford Union. The British Home Office canceled their travel authorizations, citing risks “not conducive to the public good.” Piker fiercely slammed the decision, claiming the U.K. revoked his visa “at the behest of Israel.”

Marxist political influencer Hasan Piker stands outside his home in West Hollywood, Calif., pointing silently to his dog Kaya to direct her back into his home. (MB/Splash for Fox News Digital)

VIDEO: Dem Senate candidate Mallory McMorrow of Michigan rips her party for antisemitism, reveals attendee at DNC convention used slur against husband. WATCH HERE:

NO THANKS: Pro-Israel influencer and sports reporter Emily Austin rejected an offer from New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani to co-host a FIFA World Cup event. After consulting mentors, Austin snubbed the request, fearing the progressive politician was using her as a cynical “olive branch” to repair his strained relationship with the Jewish community rather than offering a genuine gesture.

FAITH UNITED: An unprecedented interfaith alliance of Jewish, Muslim, and Christian New Yorkers united outside Gracie Mansion to protest Mayor Zohran Mamdani. Protesters slammed the progressive leader, accusing him of fueling radicalism and failing to safeguard the Jewish community. Muslim attendees specifically warned that Islamist extremists have hijacked their religion, joining forces with other faiths to demand the mayor’s removal.

BACKLASH BREWS: Harvard’s appointment of Sheryl WuDunn as vice chair of its Board of Overseers’ executive committee has sparked fierce backlash from students and alumni. Critics blast the university for elevating WuDunn amid intense scrutiny over her husband, New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof, whose heavily criticized piece on Israeli guards was condemned by Israel’s Foreign Ministry as a modern “blood libel.”

GUEST EDITORIAL: Rabbi Menachem Margolin, founder of the European Jewish Association, warns that the wave of violent antisemitism sweeping through Europe is headed for the U.S. “Europe has already seen this movie. We know exactly how it ends. America still has time to write a different one. But not much.”

QUOTE OF THE WEEK: “At the Democratic convention, an attendee yelled an antisemitic slur at my husband, who is Jewish and was walking with my 5-year-old daughter. That is terrifying,” – Mallory McMorrow, a Democratic candidate for Senate in Michigan.

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Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman ramped up criticism of embattled Senate candidate Graham Platner on Wednesday, calling out the Maine progressive over his history of inflammatory remarks while challenging him to release messages linked to a Kik account that has become a flashpoint in his campaign.

“This is a guy that had a problem with me, how I dress, but he seemed to have no problem posing in a towel at a disgusting website that consistently had serious problems about that kinds of depravity,” Fetterman told Fox News host Sean Hannity.

The Democrat later challenged Platner to make public messages he allegedly exchanged with women on the platform.

“Let me make a deal. I’ll tell P-Hustle, I’ll wear a suit every day, if he releases all those texts and messages that he’s had… [with] the dozen women,” he continued, referencing Platner’s username on the platform.

THE GROWING LIST OF CONTROVERSIES THREATENING DEMOCRAT GRAHAM PLATNER’S MAINE SENATE BID

Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., speaks to reporters in the Senate subway area in the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, June 2.; Senate candidate from Maine Graham Platner speaks during a campaign event at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6859 on May 17, in Portland, Maine. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images; Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

“You can prove [to] America… what’s [in] these conversations. Can P-Hustle prove how old these people are?”

Fetterman argued that Platner should release the messages if he has “nothing to hide,” while raising concerns about age verification on anonymous messaging platforms.

Platner’s campaign previously acknowledged that the Kik account, which was created in 2016, belonged to him, stating that he had deleted the app from his phone but did not deactivate the account, according to The Wall Street Journal.

Platner’s campaign did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment on the matter.

“As a Democrat, I’m never going to carry water for a guy that calls an American hero a dumb MFer, or someone that smears Chris Kyle… and claimed that he’s shooting innocent civilians. You’ve literally lost count…”

“It’s countless. It absolutely is.”

PLATNER STILL HAS ACTIVE ACCOUNT ON ANONYMOUS APP DUBBED ‘PREDATOR’S PARADISE’ AMID CHEATING SCANDAL

Republican staffers, including National Republican Senatorial Committee staffers, protest outside the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee headquarters in Washington, D.C., wearing towels to mock Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner’s reported Kik profile photo. (Nicholas Ballasy/Fox News Digital)

Fetterman’s remarks addressed a slew of issues that have put Platner’s campaign on defense, including a tranche of controversial Reddit posts, a video appearing to accuse late Navy SEAL Chris Kyle of inflating his statistics by killing civilians and his since-covered Nazi Totenkopf tattoo, a symbol historically tied to the SS.

“He has [said] so many offensive things that it’s hard to keep up with it,” Fetterman said.

While Fetterman has repeatedly distanced himself from Platner and questioned whether Democrats should rally behind the candidate, other prominent Democrats and Democratic-aligned figures have continued to back his campaign.

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., defended Platner during a recent interview, while Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., have endorsed his bid to unseat incumbent Republican Sen. Susan Collins, who has represented Maine in the Senate since 1997.

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Platner has offered explanations for some of the controversies.

He previously stated that he had gotten the Totenkopf tattoo in 2007 and was unaware of its affiliation with Nazism at the time.

Platner apologized and expressed hope that people would “judge me on the person I am today” when pressed on past social media controversies, stating he was “having a difficult time settling into society” after serving in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Fox News’ Greg Norman-Diamond and Adam Pack contributed to this report.

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Outgoing Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, in a heartfelt X post Thursday, revealed her husband Abraham Williams is recovering at home after undergoing nearly seven hours of surgery for what she described as a “very rare sacral chordoma.”

“My husband Abraham was diagnosed with a very rare sacral chordoma,” Gabbard wrote Thursday on X. “The surgery to remove bone and surrounding tissue lasted almost seven hours and was successful.

“He had a rough night and is in a lot of pain but is finally home resting. Now recovery begins.”

Gabbard announced her pending resignation as DNI to support her husband through his battle with “an extremely rare form of bone cancer,” as first reported by Fox News Digital last month.

DEMOCRATS, MEDIA SPARK FURY WITH ‘DISGUSTING’ RESPONSE TO TULSI GABBARD’S DNI RESIGNATION

Tulsi Gabbard and her husband, Abraham Williams, embraced before Gabbard was sworn in as director of national intelligence in the Oval Office of the White House on Feb. 12, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images)

Gabbard notified President Donald Trump during a meeting in the Oval Office in mid-May. Her last day at ODNI was expected to be June 30.

“We’re so grateful for the outpouring of prayers and kind messages from all of you,” Gabbard’s Thursday post, revealing the precise diagnosis for the first time, concluded. “Our hearts are full.”

Trump announced Tuesday he appointing Federal Housing Finance Agency chief Bill Pulte as acting DNI to succeed Gabbard.

TRUMP NAMES BILL PULTE ACTING DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE

“During this period, he will remain Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, and Chairman of Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post.

Gabbard assumed office in February 2025 and is a U.S. Army Reserve officer and combat veteran. She previously served in Congress for multiple terms as a Democrat before leaving the party to become an independent and later joining the Republican Party.

Fox News Digital exclusively obtained her formal resignation letter, in which Gabbard says she is “deeply grateful for the trust you placed in me and for the opportunity to lead the Office of the Director of National Intelligence for the last year and a half.”

RARE SPINAL CANCER TUMOR REMOVED THROUGH PATIENT’S EYE AT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

“Unfortunately, I must submit my resignation, effective June 30, 2026,” she wrote. “My husband, Abraham, has recently been diagnosed with an extremely rare form of bone cancer.”

Gabbard said her husband “faces major challenges in the coming weeks and months.”

“At this time, I must step away from public service to be by his side and fully support him through this battle,” she said.

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Gabbard added: “Abraham has been my rock throughout our eleven years of marriage — standing steadfast through my deployment to East Africa on a Joint Special Operations mission, multiple political campaigns and now my service in this role.”

She wrote that she “cannot in good conscience ask him to face this fight alone while I continue in this demanding and time-consuming position.”

Trump responded to the resignation on Truth Social, writing that she “rightfully” wants to support her husband during a tough battle.

‘REAL HOUSEWIVES’ STAR TEDDI MELLENCAMP HOSPITALIZED WITH MULTIPLE TUMORS ON HER BRAIN

“I have no doubt he will soon be better than ever. Tulsi has done an incredible job, and we will miss her,” he wrote.

A sacral chordoma is a rare, slow-growing cancerous bone tumor that develops in the sacrum, the triangular bone at the base of the spine above the tailbone.

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The National Cancer Institute describes chordoma as a rare bone cancer that can develop at the base of the skull, in the spine or at the end of the spine in the sacrum or coccyx.

Fox News’ Madison Colombo, Brooke Singman and Robert Schmad contributed to this report.