DHS vetting potential reality TV show where migrants compete for US citizenship

The Department of Homeland Security is considering being a part of a reality TV show where immigrants compete for a shot at US citizenship.The spectacle — pitched by Canadian-born producer Rob Worsoff, whose credits include reality shows “Duck Dynasty” and “Dating Naked” — would have contestants compete in a variety of USA-themed challenges for a shot at becoming an American.One potential challenge involves seeing who can dig out the most gold from a California mine, while another involves heading to a Detroit auto factory to assemble a Ford Model T, according to a pitch deck reviewed by the Wall Street Journal.Worsoff said that the migrant competitors in the show would already be “in the system.”DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said the concept is undergoing a “thorough vetting process” — but it is just one of hundreds of pitches the department receives and considers each year.DHS ” receives hundreds of television show pitches a year, ranging from documentaries surrounding ICE and CBP border operations to white collar investigations by HSI,” McLaughlin posted on X.“Each proposal undergoes a thorough vetting process prior to denial or approval.

This pitch has not received approval or denial by staff.”McLaughlin, however, hit back at reports that Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has been directly involved with the pitch and is talking with Worsoff.“Secretary Noem has not “backed” or [is] even aware of the pitch of any scripted or reality show,” she said.Meanwhile, Worsoff insisted that the show is not as dystopian as it sounds and that the losers wouldn’t face deportation.“This isn’t ‘The Hunger Games’ for immigrants,” Worsoff told the WSJ.The potential reality TV show comes as Secretary Noem’s tenure as the Homeland Security boss has been marked by a penchant for showmanship.The 53-year-old South Dakotan recently posed for action hero-style photos strutting away from a helicopter and riding an ATV ...