Washington, Sept. 12 -- The US Department of Homeland Security has deleted a controversial post on X that critics said was racially motivated against Sikh-Americans amid widespread criticism by several lawmakers and civil society organisations. "Get off our roads, you don't know how to drive, Mr Singh," reads one of the taglines of the department's post, which also featured an image of a South Asian - presumably - a Sikh man. "America for the Americans," reads another tagline in the post, which garnered millions of views before it was taken down. Sikh-Americans, and particularly those in the trucking industry, have been at the centre of a growing political controversy since late 2025, when a pair of deadly road accidents involving Sikh truck drivers took place. Conservative politicians and influencers questioned the immigration status and credentials of the drivers in question. Since then, the Sikh American community has unwittingly become the public face of a campaign by the Trump administration to suspend thousands of licenses and tighten English language rules in the industry. The Department of Homeland Security's post drew sharp backlash online from critics who accused the Trump administration of racially profiling Sikh Americans. "The Department of Homeland Security posted several disgusting and discriminatory social media posts today attacking the Sikh community, and I'm outraged... No one deserves to be targeted by Washington politicians because of their faith or name. Taking these posts down is not enough. Whoever allowed this to happen should be fired," said US Congressman Josh Harder, a Democratic Party lawmaker from California. Democratic Party lawmakers Pramila Jayapal, Raja Krishnamoorthi, Adam Smith and Debbie Dingell, among others, also condemned DHS for the controversial post. Members of Trump's Republican Party also expressed concern about the post's message. "The Central Valley is home to a large and vibrant Sikh community. Sikh Americans deserve to be treated with the same dignity and respect as anyone else. The post shared today by the Department of Homeland Security was completely unacceptable, and I'm glad it was taken down," said Republican Congressman David Valadao, who also represents a district in California. Civil society groups like Sikh Coalition explicitly accused the Trump administration of targeting and racially profiling the community. "Twenty-five years after 9/11, Sikhs are still being targeted and profiled for how we look. We remain fearless in identifying as Sikhs-even when our government portrays us as enemies," the group wrote in a post on X. Congress Gurdaspur MP and former deputy chief minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa has urged external affairs minister (EAM) S Jaishankar to raise with the US administration the alleged use of "Mr Singh" posters, calling them an objectionable instance of profiling. Randhawa said the portrayal of Sikhs was unacceptable, particularly in view of growing concerns over anti-Sikh hate crimes in the US. Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) president Harjinder Singh Dhami has also written to the US Embassy in New Delhi, expressing resentment over the poster. "Punjabis had made significant contributions to the development and economic progress of the United States through their hard work, honesty and skills. The specific mention of 'Mr Singh' in the poster issued by the DHS, and its alleged targeting of the Punjabi and Sikh community, reflected racial and community bias," he said....