Edgelord memes and dehumanizing imagery

Trump wants to hire a slew of new ICE agents. He's targeting fans of NASCAR, UFC, video games and guns.

This episode was produced by Danielle Hewitt and Peter Balonon-Rosen, edited by Jolie Myers, fact checked by Andrea López-Cruzado, engineered by Patrick Boyd and David Tatasciore, and hosted by Noel King.

An Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent in Chicago. Photo by Christopher Dilts/Bloomberg via Getty Images.

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