by David Lindfield
An Idaho bar owner is receiving both widespread support and intense backlash after launching a promotion offering free beer to customers who help Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) identify and report illegal immigrants.
Mark Fitzpatrick, owner of the Old State Saloon in Eagle, Idaho, posted the promotion on X on November 29.
As Slay News previously reported, the post went viral, generating nearly eight million views.
The Department of Homeland Security later reposted it, further amplifying the reaction online.
https://t.co/NhEdvnUJ3H pic.twitter.com/moA5zbJXjo
— Homeland Security (@DHSgov) November 29, 2025
Fitzpatrick says the attention has brought everything from supportive messages to threats of arson and death.
“We really aren’t strangers to speaking out boldly about conservative Christian values and truth,” Fitzpatrick told Fox News, saying that taking public positions invites anger “in a world with deception and evil.”
Fitzpatrick has a history of provocative promotions.
In 2024, he created “Heterosexual Awesomeness Month,” offering discounts and free beer for heterosexual individuals and couples as a response to Pride Month.
He said the latest promotion was his response to what he described as four years of immigration policies under former President Joe Biden that he believes have encouraged criminal migration.
His intent, he said, was to highlight and publicly support the work of ICE.