But before being the butt of another joke tonight, August 6, the federal government is trying to make the first move.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) grabbed a still image from the teaser for the new episode and posted it on X on Tuesday, August 5, with a recruitment message, "JOIN.ICE.GOV," linked to the agency's application site.
Earlier that day, South Park's X account posted two still images from the new episode, titled "Got a Nut," featuring a gun-toting Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, who's earned the epithet "ICE Barbie" for her tarted-up photo ops. Meanwhile, Mr. Mackay, the school counselor, is shown as one of the agency's masked kidnappers.https://t.co/nZkBEj3GGi pic.twitter.com/N7cFpDhb7W
— Homeland Security (@DHSgov) August 5, 2025
“Got A Nut”: When Mr. Mackay loses his job, he desperately tries to find a new way to make a living.
— South Park (@SouthPark) August 5, 2025
South Park’s 27th season continues this Wednesday, August 6 at 10/9c on Comedy Central and next day on Paramount+. pic.twitter.com/13ZGAfYmp3
Homeland Security hasn't been shy about using South Park's jokes to try to recruit new masked ICE agents, who have been seen arresting immigrants by the thousands since Trump took office. Earlier this summer, DHS told Newsweek, "We want to thank South Park for drawing attention to ICE law enforcement recruitment."
But we still suspect DHS and ICE won't be so grateful after they watch tonight's episode, 'mmkay.
South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone demonstrated in the season premiere that they're pulling no punches. Along with shots at Trump for targeting his enemies with lawfare, the premiere took multiple jabs at Comedy Central's parent company, Paramount, which recently received FCC approval to merge with the Trump-friendly production company Skydance.
Just before the season premiere, South Park struck a $1.5 billion deal with Paramount to produce fifty new episodes over the next five years and for the show to stream its reruns on Paramount+.
Prior to the FCC approving the merger, Paramount, which also owns CBS, spent $16 million settling a lawsuit brought by President Trump for supposedly editing a 60 Minutes interview with then-presidential candidate and Vice President Kamala Harris to favor Harris's message. In the wake of the suit, 60 Minutes executive producer Bill Owens resigned and CBS News president Wendy McMahon was forced out.
A publicist for Parker and Stone has not responded to a request for comment about DHS's appropriation of the image, but South Park's X account publicly replied Tuesday afternoon, writing, "Wait, so we ARE relevant? #eatabagofdicks," referring to the White House's contention that the show hadn't been relevant in over twenty years.
Wait, so we ARE relevant?#eatabagofdicks https://t.co/HeQSMU86Da
— South Park (@SouthPark) August 5, 2025
