Fact Check: Did Allan Saint-Maximin donate a million dollars to ICE?

WASHINGTON, DC: Amid the ongoing protests in Minnesota following the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by an ICE agent, a claim has been going viral on social media that French footballer Allan Saint-Maximin has donated a million dollars to ICE. The claim has sparked speculations with many questioning its authenticity. Let us fact-check the rumor.

Claim: Allan Saint-Maximin donated to ICE

According to the viral claim, French footballer Allan Saint-Maximin has donated $1000,000 to ICE and has urged the deportation of Mexicans back to where they came from.

The rumor comes at a time when a massive protest is going on in Minneapolis against the Trump administration’s aggressive immigration crackdown. 

The rumor first surfaced on an X account called ‘Fabrizio Fauna,’ which came with the caption saying, “𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚: Allan Saint-Maximin has donated $1000,000 to ICE

“They should send those dirty Mexicans back to where they came from..” “WOW.”

The post has garnered a million views and thousands of likes.

Fact Check: The claim originated as a satire

The claim, however, is false as the page that posted it is a parody account, as stated in its bio. Moreover, it is unlikely for a French footballer to comment on the developments in the United States. 

A search on Google about the rumor produced no appropriate results supporting the claim. If the claim were true, it would have been widely covered by prominent news and sports media outlets. 

A fact check by Grok, the AI assistant of X, has also debunked the claim, stating, “No credible sources confirm Allan Saint-Maximin donated $1,000,000 to ICE or made that statement."

"The original post is from a self-described parody account, and web searches yield no matching reports from February 2026. This appears to be satirical or fabricated.”

Intensified protests against Donald Trump's immigration crackdown

The rumor comes as the country grapples with the fallout from Trump’s aggressive immigration crackdown.

Enforcement sweeps in cities nationwide have been marked by confrontations involving both immigrants and US citizens, often carried out by agents wearing masks and concealing their identities, a practice rarely seen in traditional law enforcement.

The second victim, Alex Pretti, was a 37-year-old intensive care unit nurse who worked at a Department of Veterans Affairs hospital. His killing sparked outrage across the aisle, with lawmakers from both parties demanding answers.