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Why Are Telemundo and Univison Airing the Trump Administration’s Racist Deportation Ads?

“It is so sinister that the channel for Latinos in the U.S. would agree to have these ads run,” wrote a lifetime watcher of Univision. "I can’t imagine the fear a lot of their viewers must feel as they are being told they will literally be hunted down."

3:01 PM PDT on August 1, 2025

Univision 34 and Telemundo 52 are local Los Angeles Spanish-language channels that offer news and entertainment. The channels serve the region’s Spanish-speaking populations, many of whom belong to Latino and immigrant communities. Since March, both Univision 34 and Telemundo 52 have been airing the Department of Homeland Security’s ads wherein Secretary Kristi Noem “warns” “illegal aliens” not to arrive in the United States and to deport themselves.