A growing number of U.S. corporations and pop culture artists are publicly distancing themselves from the Department of Homeland Security and criticizing the agency for utilizing their content in posts and branding aimed at immigration enforcement activities and new officer recruitment.

In recent weeks, companies including INDYCAR, Penske Truck Rental and Ford Motor Company have all said that their content was used by DHS without permission or in violation of company policies. Popular bands and artists including Semisonic, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club (BRMC), Jess Glynne, Thomas Kinkade and Morgan Weistling have similarly asked DHS to stop using their work or take down posts.

Reached by Scripps News, a DHS spokesperson declined to answer questions about the process by which DHS identifies

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