{"id":209056,"date":"2026-03-18T00:44:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T00:44:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/209056\/"},"modified":"2026-03-18T00:44:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T00:44:08","slug":"el-paso-musician-calls-out-border-patrol-for-song-used-in-propaganda-video-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/209056\/","title":{"rendered":"El Paso musician calls out Border Patrol for song used in ‘propaganda’ video"},"content":{"rendered":"

EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14\/CBS4) \u2014 El Paso native and co-founder of At the Drive-In and front man of Sparta, Jim Ward, is calling out the Border Patrol after the agency used his music in a “border wall propaganda” social media post.<\/p>\n

On Monday, Ward took to social media to write:<\/p>\n

I’m not going to repost it or give it any attention but please know we are aware of our song being used in a border wall propaganda video and are working on having it removed. You absolutely know we are appalled.<\/p>\n

RECOMMENDED: El Paso Border Patrol conducts controlled blasts near Mount Cristo Rey, posts video online<\/a><\/p>\n

Even though Ward does not explicitly reference which social media post, this comes after the U.S. Border Patrol El Paso Sector posted a video showing controlled explosions destroying areas around Mount Cristo Rey in Sunland Park, with Sparta’s “Air” song, from their album Wiretap Scars, playing in the background.<\/p>\n

In the post, the chief said the blasts are being used to clear the way for vital infrastructure and to strengthen homeland security.<\/p>\n

It is unclear how the song in the video is licensed to be used on the platform and if Border Patrol has authorization to use it. <\/p>\n

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