Xbox has been making headlines lately, especially with the announcement that Halo: Combat Evolved will launch on PlayStation next year, signaling a ceasefire in the console wars. However, a disturbing incident occurred on Sunday evening when President Trump became involved in an AI meme confrontation with GameStop, causing tensions to rise to the point where the Department of Homeland Security utilized Halo visuals to compare undocumented immigrants to parasitic extraterrestrials.

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On Monday morning, the official DHS X account — noted for its contentious posting history — released an image of Xbox’s Master Chief riding a Warthog with the Halo ring planet in the backdrop. The caption stated, “Finishing this fight,” referencing Halo 2 and Halo 3. The image featured the phrase “Destroy the Flood,” alongside a link to an ICE recruitment page.

The post raises concerns, mainly because DHS appears to liken the Flood, the principal villains of the Halo franchise, to immigrants. The Flood are a parasitic alien race that infect and devour sentient beings throughout the galaxy.

This isn’t the first instance of ICE employing video game visuals for recruitment posts on social media. Last month, the agency drew on the “Gotta catch ’em all” Pokémon theme for videos showcasing arrests, featuring custom-made cards of individuals apprehended by ICE. This follows numerous crude, <a href="https://x.com/DHSgov/status/1973482161203454265" target="_blank" data-ga-click="