The official White House Instagram and X accounts shared a deportation video with a bright, joyful pop song playing in the background, while lines of downcast, handcuffed men boarded a deportation plane. The song, known online as the Jet2 Holiday meme, is often used to poke fun at travel misadventures.

Jess Glynne, the British singer behind the "Hold My Hand" song used in the viral Jet2 Holiday ad, is speaking out after the White House decided to join in on the trend while making light of mass deportations happening around the United States.

A viral Jet2 holiday meme sound featuring Jess Glynne’s Hold My Hand was controversially used by the White House in a deportation video, sparking backlash from the singer. While social media reacts, Jet2 remains silent amid mounting criticism.