Pokémon Song Used in White House Video About Deportations – Company Distances Itself

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A clip posted on the White House's official TikTok account has attracted a lot of attention. The video shows several arrests made by the immigration agency ICE and the US Border Patrol, interspersed with clips from the famous Pokémon song "Gotta catch 'em all". "Our company was not involved in the creation or distribution of this content," the company behind Pokémon writes to the BBC.

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The makers of Pokémon say they have not given US authorities permission to use the company's footage and music. The show's opening theme was used in a video of arrests by US immigration officers. A video from the Department of Homeland Security shows immigration officers breaking into houses, handcuffing people and leading them away. The people are said to be illegal immigrants and are accused of various crimes in the video. Each arrest is shown…

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– We did not give permission.