White House alters arrest photo of ICE protester, says “the memes will continue”

On the left is a photo of Nekima Levy Armstrong posted by Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem. On the right is a digitally altered version posted by the White House.

The Trump White House yesterday posted a manipulated photo of Nekima Levy Armstrong, a Minnesota civil rights attorney who was arrested after protesting in a church where a pastor is allegedly also an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) official.

Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem posted what seems to be the original photo of Armstrong being led away by an officer yesterday morning. A half hour later, the official White House X account posted an altered version in which Armstrong’s face was manipulated to make it appear ...