Gavin Newsom Slams DHS for 'Remigration' Post, Points At Trump Family's Immigrant History

California Governor Gavin Newsom has publicly criticized the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) over a social media post promoting "remigration," a term widely associated with far-right movements in Europe. The DHS account on X posted the single word "Remigrate," linking to a government site encouraging voluntary self-deportation.

Newsom's press office swiftly responded by reposting the tweet with the word "Please," accompanied by a History Channel graphic outlining President Donald Trump's immigrant ancestry. The image highlighted that Trump's father's family was German, his mother was Scottish, and none of his grandparents were born in the United States.

Civil rights groups and immigration experts have condemned the use of the term by the Trump Administration, which has been used by white nationalist groups to describe mass deportations, including of U.S.-born children of immigrants. The concept gained traction after Austrian extremist Martin Sellner's 2023 "masterplan for remigration" was unearthed, sparking protests across Germany.

President Trump, meanwhile, has used the word in speeches and social media posts, recently writing on Truth Social that "America was invaded and occupied. I am reversing the invasion. It's called Remigration."

Newsom's jab is part of a broader campaign carried out by the California governor, who has been using social media to criticize and mock Trump and his administration in recent weeks. Earlier this week, his press office targeted Eric Trump for promoting his new memoir Under Siege: My Family's Fight to Save Our Nation, calling it "the next grift" from the "ruling family."

Days later, Newsom mocked a TIME magazine cover that featured Trump, editing out what he described as the "most distracting" part of the image—Trump's neck. The altered photo, posted on Newsom's official press account, drew widespread attention online.

Since Trump's return to the White House, Newsom has taken an increasingly confrontational tone on social media, using his platform to attack the administration's policies and highlight what he portrays as its contradictions.