The Department of Homeland Security Shuts Down Claim That Secretary Kristi Noem Is Backing Reality Show Where Immigrants Compete for Citizenship

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The Department of Homeland Security Shuts Down Claim That Secretary Kristi Noem Is Backing Reality Show Where Immigrants Compete for Citizenship

The DHS is shutting down rumors of a reality show in which immigrants compete for U.S. citizenship

The show was initially reportedly backed by DHS Secretary Kristi Noem

The show was in talks to be produced by a Duck Dynasty producer

The Department of Homeland Security (

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is shutting down reports of a

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in which immigrants compete for U.S. citizenship.

On Friday, May 16, the

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regarding the proposed reality show. The statement from Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin, titled FAKE NEWS FRIDAY: DHS Torches Latest Media Hoax, read,“This is completely false. Daily Mails ‘reporting’ is an affront to journalism. Secretary Noem has not ‘backed’ nor is even aware of the pitch of any scripted or reality show.”

The statement from McLaughlin continued, “DHS receives hundreds of television show pitches a year, ranging from documentaries surrounding ICE and CBP border operations to white collar investigations by HSI. Each proposal undergoes a thorough vetting process prior to denial or approval. This pitch has not received approval or rejection by staff.”

Reports about the potential reality show were first picked up by 

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, which reported that DHS Secretary 

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 was “backing” the series.

Producer Rob Worsoff, most famously of Duck Dynasty, previously told WSJ that he had discussions with members of the DHS about the show idea. The outlet reported that he received “positive” feedback from Trump officials about the pitch.

Worsoff himself immigrated to the U.S. from Canada to embark on his career in television. He told WSJ, “This isn’t The Hunger Games for immigrants. This is not, ‘Hey, if you lose, we are shipping you out on a boat out of the country.'”

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Worsoff revealed that the show was pitched to the DHS under the Obama administration and under the Biden administration, but both passed.

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President Donald Trump speaks during a fundraiser for Republican gubernatorial hopeful Kristi Noem in Sioux Falls, S.D., Friday, Sept. 7, 2018.

The Trump administration continues to attract criticism for its mass Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids on immigrant communities, and the deportation of several U.S. citizens to prisons in South America.

Among them are Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a legal immigrant, who was 

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 in El Salvador without due process. Garcia remains in foreign custody at this time.

On Friday, May 16,

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led to shut downs along the city’s popular broadway strip.

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