A provocative website domain, Nazis.US, has been redirecting visitors to the official homepage of the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in a political stunt claimed by a Florida congressional hopeful.
The Domain Redirect and Official Response
The unusual redirect was first reported by TMZ. DHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs Tricia McLaughlin confirmed to the outlet that the agency had "successfully blocked the redirect" by Thursday morning, 15 January 2026. Despite this action, the domain was still reportedly directing users to the DHS website as of Friday, 16 January.
Mediaite traced the domain's registration to an individual with a mailing address in Florida, setting the stage for a local political figure to take responsibility for the controversial move.
Candidate Claims Responsibility with Blunt Criticism
Mark Davis, who states he is running as a candidate for Florida's 16th Congressional District seat currently held by Republican Representative Vern Buchanan, publicly claimed credit. In a social media post on Friday, Davis asserted he purchased the domain.
"Because the GOP went full fascist and the democrat establishment still won’t name it," Davis wrote. He added, "I’m not a senator. Don’t have a PAC. Not a soul in power thought to actually raise hell. So I did."
Davis concluded his post by stating, "And now it points to Homeland Security. If establishment dems won’t fight Nazis then a nobody f****** will." When contacted by The Independent for further comment via email, Davis replied, "I don’t have any further comments, other than what I shared online other than f*** Trump and f*** ice."
Wider Context of Nazi Comparisons in US Politics
The domain redirect amplifies a charged political narrative that has gained traction among some critics of the former president. Illinois Governor JB Pritzker recently told independent journalist Aaron Parnas that he had "likened what Donald Trump was doing in this country to what was happening in the early days of Nazi Germany."
Pritzker has been a vocal opponent of the Trump administration's immigration policies, particularly following the DHS's Operation Midway Blitz in the Chicago area last year.
Former President Donald Trump has repeatedly pushed back against such comparisons. In a November interview with CBS's 60 Minutes, Trump told Norah O'Donnell, "Look, they call me a Nazi all the time. I'm not a Nazi. I'm the opposite. I'm somebody that's saving our country. But they call me Nazi."
The DHS has been contacted by The Independent for comment regarding the domain redirect and the candidate's claims.
