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Wednesday March 19, 2025

White House Valentine poem targets migrants

By AFP
February 15, 2025
Roses seen through a hole. — AFP/File
Roses seen through a hole. — AFP/File 

WASHINGTON: Sweet and loving, it wasn´t. The Valentine´s Day message sent by the White House on Friday was instead a threat to potential migrants thinking of heading to the United States without the required visas and paperwork.

“Roses are red, violets are blue. Come here illegally, and we´ll deport you,” read the pink card released on social media by the official White House account.

The image was decorated with hearts, and the stern faces of President Donald Trump and his border chief Thomas Homan. Trump has not yet publicly wished his wife Melania a happy Valentine´s Day.