• The Trump administration has launched arcade-style video games featuring deportation themes.
• One game allows players to chase migrants and build a border wall.
• Rights groups have criticized the initiative as dehumanizing and trivializing serious issues.
• The gaming campaign coincides with heightened deportation measures.
• The White House claims the games illustrate the administration’s accomplishments creatively.

United States President Donald Trump’s White House recently unveiled a website featuring classic arcade games with a "MAGA" twist, inviting players to participate in activities such as deporting migrants and constructing a border wall. The launch of these online games comes amid the administration's intensified efforts to crack down on undocumented immigration, emphasizing a provocative presentation of Trump's policy agenda through entertainment, according to Le Monde and Channel News Asia.

Among the games is “Rio Run,” inspired by Snake, where players control a version of U.S. border czar Tom Homan as he chases digital migrants of various skin colors near the Rio Grande. Another game, titled “Build the Wall,” takes cues from Tetris, challenging players to stack blocks to erect a border barrier while instructions read, “Protect the border from the coming horde.” There is also a game involving the collection of nets into "Trump accounts"—investment accounts for children born from 2025 to 2028, according to South China Morning Post and India Times.

The White House promoted this gaming initiative via social media, stating the objective was to “innovate” and share the President's accomplishments in a relatable manner. A video accompanying the launch features the Make America Great Again logo styled after that of video game developer Sega, proclaiming messages like “CAN'T STOP WINNING. Build the wall. Deport. Fill a Trump Account.” The administration characterized this as a contrast to what it calls a "dark socialist vision" of the Democrats, according to Channel News Asia and India Times.

Le Monde, South China Morning Post, and India Times.