Grammy-winner Olivia Rodrigo said she was "enraged" to discover federal immigration authorities using her music in an online video prompting illegal immigrants to leave the country.Speaking with "Dazed Magazine," Rodrigo spoke about her public battle with the Department of Homeland Security and the moment she realized they used her song online."I was just scrolling on my phone.It was so deeply disturbing to see that propaganda," Rodrigo said.
"The fact it was my song in there made me feel even more enraged."The controversy stemmed from a November 2025 post encouraging illegal immigrants to self-deport from the country.It was posted by DHS and the White House using Rodrigo’s "All-american b----" from her 2023 album, "GUTS," in the background.WHITE HOUSE FIRES BACK AFTER SABRINA CARPENTER SLAMS ICE VIDEO USING HER SONGOlivia Rodrigo performed during Lollapalooza at Grant Park on Aug.
1, 2025, in Chicago, Illinois.(Josh Brasted/FilmMagic)The video was captioned: "LEAVE NOW and self-deport using the CBP Home app.
If you don’t, you will face the consequences." It also showed agents arresting illegal immigrants.The former Disney star quickly took to Instagram to express her outrage at the time, writing, "Don’t ever use my songs to promote your racist, hateful propaganda." The song has since been removed from the post, which now notes the audio is no longer available.Rodrigo doubled down on her criticism of ICE in her latest interview, describing the work of immigration enforcement as "barbaric.""What they’re doing is so awful and barbaric and cruel," she said."I am really sad to be in a country that thinks that’s OK."CELEBS DECRY ICE AGENTS, TRUMP GOVERNMENT AS 'MONSTERS' AND THE 'WORST OF THE WORST' IN SCATHING CRITIQUESOlivia Rodrigo performed during an exclusive Spotify Billions Club Live event on May 8, 2026, in Barcelona, Spain.
(Xavi Torrent/Getty Images for Spotify)A DHS spokesperson responded to the singer's criticism in a statement to Fox News Digit...