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.

On Tuesday, the official White House X account posted a video depicting handcuffed and shackled men boarding a plane as the sound played, with the caption: “When ICE books you a one-way Jet2 holiday to deportation.

Jess Glynne slams the Trump administration for using her viral Jet2 Holiday song in a video promoting ICE deportations: 'Honestly makes me sick.'

The video showed people in chains being escorted onto airplanes for what looked like their removal from the United States. It was set to the upbeat soundtrack of a 2022 commercial for British tour operator Jet2 in which voice actor Zoe Lister says “Nothing beats a Jet2 holiday” over Jess Glynne’s hit song “ Hold My Hand .”

Leeds-headquartered holiday company Jet2 has expressed its disappointment at the use of its popular ‘Nothing Beats a Jet2 holiday’ viral meme being used by the White House social media account to mock people being deported from the United States of America in handcuffs.

The White House used viral audio from a Jet2 advert in a post earlier this week and now the airline has addressed the situation after singer Jess Glynne shared her thoughts

British pop singer Jess Glynne has spoken out against a White House social media post that cashes in on her “Hold My Hand” Jet2holidays viral moment to promote ICE’s deportation efforts. Glynne caught wind of yesterday’s post and reacted early on Wednesday morning,

My music is about love, unity and spreading positivity — never about division or hate,” the British singer said online in response to the White House using audio from her song, "Hold My Hand."