Zara Larsson criticises White House for using her song in deportation video

Swedish pop star Zara Larsson has condemned the White House for using one of her most recognisable songs in a social media reel.

The clip used Larsson's Midnight Sun in a video appearing to show immigration enforcement raids. The song has since been removed from the post, but the video is still visible on the White House's TikTok feed.

The video is captioned "never ending deportations", riffing on Larsson's lyrics "never-ending midnight sun".

In a three-minute reaction video posted on social media, Larsson described the clip as "dehumanising", joining a growing list of singers, including Sabrina Carpenter and Ariana Grande, who have told the Trump administration to not use their music.

The reel splices together multiple videos of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, as well as other US law enforcement personnel, handcuffing men and putting them into vehicles.

Larsson reposted part of the original clip, which then cuts to a selfie video of her using her fingers to hold an 'L' shape against her forehead.

In the reaction video that has already clocked up more than 4.2 million views on TikTok, she tells her followers the White House video is "so dehumanising".

Larsson continues: "These people in this video – they're real people."