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The Department of Homeland Security condemned comedian Rosie O’Donnell and set the record straight after she made multiple wild claims about ICE facilities.
In a TikTok titled, "Friday Ramble," O'Donnell discussed a variety of topics, including the recent death of country music legend Dolly Parton, before launching into criticism of the Trump administration.
"We all vowed ‘Never Again,’ remember?" she said in the TikTok video, referencing the Holocaust. She noted that people even today are shocked at how Germans allowed fascism to take over before claiming fascism is in full swing in the United States.
"We’re making concentration camps… We’re rounding up people without a warrant. We’re raping children in detention, in ICE detention. They’re all getting pregnant," she said. "And they’re separated, males and females. Who has access to those girls? What happens to their babies? What do they do with them? There are big questions."
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Rosie O'Donnell had a viral rant about ICE facilities, making comparisons to concentration camps from the Holocaust. (Photo by Chelsea Guglielmino/Getty Images)
While some public figures, like Joe Concha and the White House, have already blasted O’Donnell for her comments, a spokesman for the DHS rejected her claims in comments to Fox News Digital.
"These disgusting, reckless, and categorically FALSE smears are directly contributing to our officers facing a 1,300% increase in assaults, a 3,300% increase in vehicular attacks, and an 8,000% increase in death threats against them," the spokesman for the DHS said in an exclusive statement. "Moreover, comparisons of illegal alien detention centers to internment camps used during World War II are deranged and lazy."
"These celebrities remain quiet about the humanitarian crisis that was manufactured by the Biden Administration’s open border policies and the several hundred thousand children exploited, trafficked and missing on their watch," the spokesman added further. "Under President Trump, ICE is dedicated to locating these unaccompanied children that came in through the border under Biden. Sadly, the extremely unstable, TDS-suffering lunatic Rosie O’Donnell — who fled the country in protest of President Trump’s historic, landslide re-election — would rather spin fake news that benefits the traffickers, smugglers, and rapists than acknowledge the nightmare so many children lived under Democrat control."
"Our agents are focused on protecting the American people — not entertaining performative outrage. Where is the outrage for Angel families who lost a loved one to illegal alien crime?" the spokesman asked. "To most Americans, our brave ICE law enforcement are heroes. 80% of Americans support arresting and deporting criminal illegal aliens from American neighborhoods. These officers put their lives on the line every day to arrest the worst of the worst, including murderers, pedophiles, rapists, gang members, and terrorists."
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"ICE has authority for lawful arrests where authorized under 8 USC 1357. Law enforcement officers use ‘reasonable suspicion’ to investigate immigration status and probable cause to make arrests consistent with the statute and the Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The Supreme Court has already vindicated us on these practices," the spokesman added.
The department disputed O'Donnell's claims about conditions at ICE facilities.
"Claims that there are subprime conditions at ICE detention centers are FALSE. ICE has higher detention standards than most U.S. prisons that hold actual U.S. citizens," the DHS spokesman said. "All detainees are provided with 3 meals a day, clean water, clothing, bedding, showers, soap, and toiletries. Illegal aliens also have access to phones to communicate with their family members and lawyers. Certified dieticians evaluate meals. In fact, ICE has higher detention standards than most U.S. prisons that hold actual U.S. citizens."
"It is a longstanding practice to provide comprehensive medical care from the moment an alien enters ICE custody. This includes medical, dental, and mental health services as available, and access to medical appointments and 24-hour emergency care. For many illegal aliens this is the best healthcare they have received their entire lives," he added.
A DHS spox said pregnant women detained by ICE receive comprehensive medical care. (iStock)
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The department also pushed back against the actress's claims about pregnant detainees.
"Pregnancy in ICE detention is exceedingly rare — making up 0.15% of all illegal aliens currently in custody, as of June 30," the DHS spokesman said. "Pregnant women receive regular prenatal visits, mental health services, nutritional support, and accommodations aligned with community standards of care. In addition to medical, mental health, and dental services provided to all detained women as required by ICE detention standards, facilities provide women with pregnancy services such as pregnancy testing, routine or specialized prenatal care, postpartum follow-up, and nursing services."
O'Donnell has a long history of blasting the Trump administration, particularly ICE enforcement.
In July 2025, she made similar comparisons between ICE and Nazi Germany, saying, "I think Americans should stand up and say, ‘No way. You’re not going to silence us. You don’t have the right to silence us. You never did. And you never will. We, the people, have the right to speak up against atrocities which are happening on a daily basis.’ ICE, his own personal Gestapo — what will it take, America? What will it take?"
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"He’s going to arrest every artist that disagrees with him, and pretty much every artist does," she said. "Whether or not they’re brave enough to say it is another thing."
"Being in detention is a choice," the DHS spokesman said. "We encourage all illegal aliens to take control of their departure with the CBP Home App. The United States is offering illegal aliens $3,000 and a free flight to self-deport now. We encourage every person here illegally to take advantage of this offer and reserve the chance to come back to the U.S. the right legal way to live the American dream. If not, you will be arrested and deported without a chance to return."
"Under President Trump and Secretary Mullin, ICE is targeting the worst of the worst," the spokesman concluded. "Nearly 70% of ICE arrests are of illegal aliens charged or convicted of a crime in the U.S. Our message is clear: if you come into our country illegally and break our laws, we will find you wherever you are, we will arrest you, and we will deport you."
Fox News Digital reached out to Rosie O’Donnell’s management and did not receive an immediate reply.
Alexander Hall is an associate editor for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to Alexander.hall@fox.com.
