California Hockey Team Apologizes For Apparent Pro ICE Message Displayed On Jumbotron: 'Get' EM BOYZ!'

The San Jose Sharks apologized for what seemed to be a pro-ICE message shown on its jumbotron during a recent game.

Border Report noted that the message displayed took place during Los Tiburones (The Sharks in Spanish) night as part of the Hispanic Heritage month.

"SJ SHARKS FANS LOVE ICE!! GET'EM BOYZ!" the message read. After getting backlash online, with users criticizing the message on social media, the team issued an apology.

"During the first intermission of tonight's game, an offensively worded message which had been externally submitted was inadvertently displayed on the in-arena scoreboard. Sharks Sports & Entertainment deeply regrets that this message, which does not meet our organization's values, was not detected during our standard review process. The Sharks organization sincerely apologizes for this oversight, and we are actively working to determine the origin of the message."

ICE has been spearheading the Trump administration's immigration crackdown, which has largely focused on the Latino community. The government has provided the agency with tens of billions of dollars to enforce the agenda, including millions for television advertisements aimed at recruiting local officers.

The ads, which encourage applicants to join ICE, promote the agency's mission to arrest "the worst of the worst," according to a review on the ad-tracking service AdImpact, as reported by the Associated Press.

"You took an oath to protect and serve, to keep your family, your city, safe," the ad's narrator says. "But in sanctuary cities, you're ordered to stand down while dangerous illegals walk free."

The ad campaign is funded through President Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill," enacted in July. The legislation, which included widespread tax cuts and spending reductions for businesses and individuals, also allocated a substantial increase in funding for immigration enforcement, providing ICE and other federal agencies with more than $76 billion to expand their operations.

As part of the effort to boost recruitment, ICE has begun offering signing bonuses of up to $50,000 for new agents. Other incentives include tuition reimbursement and waiving age restrictions, all designed to help meet the Trump administration's stated goal of deporting one million individuals by the end of the year.