Kristi Noem Kills Too Many Puppies to Count in Bold New South Park Episode About ICE Raids

South Park took another jab at President Donald Trump and his MAGA allies in the second episode of its 27th season.

In the episode titled “Got a Nut,” a satirical animated Trump returns alongside his lover, Satan. Vice President JD Vance appears as a diminutive sidekick, offering baby oil for their rendezvous. But the spotlight is on Trump’s intensified deportation campaign, spearheaded by Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.

When South Park Elementary counselor Mr. Mackey loses his job due to budget cuts and is forced to join ICE, he quickly realizes just how extreme Noem and her team’s tactics have become.

The ICE tactical squad raids a performance of “Dora the Explorer Live!” with orders to “take these bad hombres down.” Then, after a reminder that many Latinos are “in heaven,” Noem, Mackey, and ICE stage a raid there as well.

“Remember, only detain the brown ones,” Noem commands as angels scramble to evade capture. “If it’s brown, it goes down!”

The episode repeatedly mocks Noem’s recently altered facial features — which require frequent touch-ups from a glam squad throughout the show — as well as her notorious story about shooting her puppy. The former South Dakota governor shared this anecdote in her 2024 memoir, No Going Back, describing how she put down a “less than worthless” hunting dog.

In the episode, Noem references the real-life incident in a fictional ICE recruitment video, capping each scene by pulling out a gun to shoot a different puppy. “A few years ago, I had to put my puppy down by shooting it in the face. Because sometimes doing what’s important means doing what’s hard,” she tells the recruits.

From there, the canine shooting spree escalates: Noem guns down a service dog during the “Dora Live!” show, shoots an angel puppy flying in heaven, and even takes a shot at Superman’s dog, Krypto, who tries to rescue characters trapped at Mar-a-Lago.

The episode closes with Noem storming into a pet store called “Pets Galore” and opening fire for nearly 25 seconds as the credits roll over the sounds of whimpering puppies. When one pup escapes, she pursues it outside and finishes the job.

Despite the clear satire, some of Trump’s MAGA allies have embraced their caricatures as badges of honor. Vance reposted a screenshot of his South Park persona on X, writing, “Well, I’ve finally made it.” Right-wing commentator Charlie Kirk, also spoofed in the episode, changed his profile photo to the show’s depiction of Cartman as his “master debater” lookalike. Even the official ICE account shared an image of the episode’s fake ICE recruits along with a sign-up link.

South Park reposted ICE’s callout with the caption, “Wait, so we ARE relevant? #eatabagofdicks.” This was a pointed reply to the Trump White House’s response to the incendiary season 27 premiere, which dismissed the show as irrelevant for over 20 years and accused it of clinging to uninspired ideas in a desperate bid for attention.

White House spokesperson Taylor Rogers said in a statement, “The Left’s hypocrisy truly has no end — for years they have come after South Park for what they labeled as ‘offense’ content, but suddenly they are praising the show. Just like the creators of South Park, the Left has no authentic or original content, which is why their popularity continues to hit record lows.”