Row erupts over ICE calling immigrants ‘parasites’ in a video game-style reference: 'Keep your inhumane hands off of Halo'

A fresh row erupted on social media after the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) posted an image comparing undocumented immigrants to the parasitic alien race known as “the Flood” from the popular video game series Halo . The move came just days after the White House shared its own AI-generated Halo meme featuring President Donald Trump as Master Chief, Halo's main protagonist. This angered gamers and human rights advocates alike. The post appeared early Monday morning on DHS’s official X account. The image showed Xbox’s iconic character, Master Chief, standing atop a Warthog vehicle with the Halo ring world in the background. The caption read, “Finishing this fight,” referencing the famous line from Halo 2 and the marketing slogan for Halo 3 . Below it, text reading “De