The Department of Homeland Security has gone silent on South Park after the show’s latest episode brutally mocked Secretary Kristi Noem—despite previously using the show to hype its recruitment efforts.

In the episode, South Park Elementary guidance counselor Mr. Mackey gets fired due to the government "cutting back on unnecessary expenses" — a reference to the Trump administration and the Department of Government Efficiency's (DOGE) extensive cuts across the government.

South Park continues to aim at the Donald Trump administration and is firing back amid claims the animated series is not relevant anymore. The Comedy Central series opened Season 27 mocking Trump and has not stopped since.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Tuesday used imagery from "South Park," which had dedicated its season premiere to mocking President Trump, to encourage recruitment for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ahead of the show's next episode,

South Park is not done taking shots at the Donald Trump administration, and their latest aim is Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.

ICE Barbie Kristi Noem might have hoped she’d ended the joke when she dismissed her heavily Botoxed South Park caricature as “lazy” and “petty.” Turns out, she could not have been more wrong. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary was lampooned in brutal fashion by the Comedy Central cartoon.

The biting satire of “South Park” continues to gain momentum this summer, according to newly released ratings from Paramount.

South Park” Season 27, Episode 2, which premiered Aug. 6, scored 6.2 million multiplatform viewers across Comedy Central and Paramount+ in its first three days, according to Nielsen and internal data.

South Park season 27 returned for a second episode that again did not pull punches when covering the Donald Trump administration – and saw millions tune in. The target of Trey Parker and Matt Stone’s satire the second time around was largely Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem,