T o mark Valentine’s Day, the White House posted a meme across its X, Instagram, and Facebook social media accounts. The post included a new take on the popular “roses are red, violets are blue” refrain. But in lieu of a traditional love poem, the White House instead came up with a rhyme that targeted illegal immigration.

Valentine’s Day is a holiday that celebrates all kinds of love, from romantic to platonic—that is, of course, unless you are president Donald Trump or part of his administration. On Cupid’s big day, the official White House X account posted a virtual Valentine’s Day card that threatened immigrants.

The Congressional Hispanic Caucus responded to the White House “valentine” with a sober message: “You may not take your job seriously, but we do.” “Your deportations are inhumane, they’re killing the American economy and they’re separating our families,” the group wrote on X.

The White House shared a meme on Valentine’s Day warning that those who are in the U.S. illegally will be deported. President Trump’s White House trolled the public by posting a pink card

A Valentine’s Day post from the White House social media accounts sparked controversy after featuring a rhyme about illegal immigration, drawing sharp reactions from both supporters and critics. The post,

Roses are red, violets are blue, come here illegally, and we’ll deport you,” the blunt Valentine’s Day message warned.

The White House has put its own twist on the traditional “Roses are Red” poem this Valentine’s Day. The official social media accounts for the White House posted the faces of President Donald Trump and Tom Homan, the “border czar” appointed by Trump to head immigration.

President Donald Trump’s White House was called out Friday out for sharing a “disrespectful” Valentine’s Day message to migrants on Instagram. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.

The Valentine's Day message sent by the White House on Friday was instead a threat to potential migrants thinking of heading to the United States without the required visas and paperwork.