Comedian Theo Von is one of the most prominent faces of the so-called “manosphere,” the online network built on the foundation of masculinity and dominance.

But while recording an episode of his podcast last week, he was suddenly overcome with emotion.

“My father immigrated here from Nicaragua. One of my prized possessions is his immigration papers from when he came here—I have them in frame,” a visibly distraught Von said on his show This Past Weekend. “This was just f–ked up. It was f–ked up.”

Last month, the Department of Homeland Security featured Von in a video promoting the Trump administration’s contentious mass immigration plan.

“Heard you got deported, dude. Bye!” Von can be heard saying in an edited clip—something he was quick to voice displeasure with online. “Yooo DHS i did

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