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https://www.newsweek.com/emiru-drama-explained-popular-streamer-responds-after-ice-clip-goes-viral-11488160
Twitch streamer Emiru is facing backlash after a clipped moment from her livestream went viral, sparking accusations that she deliberately avoided addressing a question about Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
The clip led to widespread speculation about her political views and intentions, with some users accusing her of attempting to remain apolitical to avoid alienating parts of her audience.
The controversy began when a clipped segment of Emiru’s Twitch stream appeared to show her dodging a question that referenced ICE.
"If you need a streamer who doesn’t even know anything about politics to tell you about politics you probably just need to like get off the Internet," Emiri said in a response to her thoughts on ICE on her Twitch stream.
The backlash unfolded as public figures, celebrities, and influencers increasingly spoke out against ICE amid growing allegations of misconduct, racial profiling, and heavy-handed tactics, at a moment when the agency has been thrust back into the national spotlight by the Trump administration’s hard-line deportation policies dominating headlines.
Twitch streamer Emiru is facing backlash after a clipped moment from her livestream went viral, sparking accusations that she deliberately avoided addressing a question about Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
The clip led to widespread speculation about her political views and intentions, with some users accusing her of attempting to remain apolitical to avoid alienating parts of her audience.
The controversy began when a clipped segment of Emiru’s Twitch stream appeared to show her dodging a question that referenced ICE.
"If you need a streamer who doesn’t even know anything about politics to tell you about politics you probably just need to like get off the Internet," Emiri said in a response to her thoughts on ICE on her Twitch stream.
The backlash unfolded as public figures, celebrities, and influencers increasingly spoke out against ICE amid growing allegations of misconduct, racial profiling, and heavy-handed tactics, at a moment when the agency has been thrust back into the national spotlight by the Trump administration’s hard-line deportation policies dominating headlines.
