2025年3月, 国土安全部秘书Kristi Noem因在萨尔瓦多与有镣铐的委内瑞拉被拘留者搭配, 利用他们作为照片道具阻止移民, In March 2025, DHS Secretary Kristi Noem faced backlash for posing with shackled Venezuelan detainees in El Salvador, using them as photo props to deter immigration.

从20世纪中叶的Alcatraz囚犯图像到1988年的Willie Horton广告, 使用被拘留者作为照片道具一直是美国的政治策略。 Using detainees as photo props has long been a political tactic in the U.S., from mid-20th-century images of Alcatraz inmates to the 1988 Willie Horton ad. 2025年3月, 国土安全秘书Kristi Noem因前往萨尔瓦多一所戒备森严的监狱而遭到批评, In March 2025, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem drew criticism for touring a high-security prison in El Salvador, posing with shirtless, shackled Venezuelan immigrants, images shared widely to deter illegal immigration. 这种做法在各行政部门用于预测权力和执行法律和秩序信息,引起了对同意、非人化和操纵视觉媒体塑造公众形象的道德关切。 The practice, used across administrations to project authority and enforce law-and-order messaging, raises ethical concerns over consent, dehumanization, and the manipulation of visual media to shape public perception.