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VOICE "Alien" Hotline Prank
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Overview
VOICE "Alien" Hotline Prank refers to a series of phone calls received by the U.S. Department of Homeland's Security's immigrant crime hotline, VOICE, regarding faux UFO sightings. Callers attempted to flood VOICE hotlines as a means of protesting President Donald Trump's immigration policies.
Background
In his first speech to congress on February 28th, 2017, President Donald Trump announced the formation of VOICE (Victims of Immigrant Crime Engagement), a special office charged with collecting the stories of victims of crimes committed by undocumented immigrants.[2]
On April 26th, the VOICE office opened a hotline for victims to call report their stories.[2] VOICE's homepage expressed the groups aims:[3][4]
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) established the Victims of Immigration Crime Engagement (VOICE) Office to acknowledge and serve the needs of crime victims and their families who have been impacted by crimes committed by removable criminal aliens.
This office was explicitly called for in the Presidentās Executive Order titled, āEnhancing Public Safety in the Interior of the United States,ā dated January 25, 2017.
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That day, after seeing #AlienDay (a reference to the 1986 James Cameron sci-fi film Aliens) trending on Twitter, Twitter user @AlexanderMcCoy4[5] tweeted (shown below) "Wouldn't it be a shame if millions of people called this hotline to report their encounters with aliens of the UFO-variety." Within two days, the tweet received more than 3,600 retweets and 5,900 likes.
![Wouldn't it be a shame if millions of people called this hotline to report their encounters with aliens of the UFO-variety. Alexander McCoy @AlexanderMcCoy4 Wouldn't it be a shame if millions of people called this hotline to report their encounters with aliens of the UFO-variety.](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/248/572/a1e.jpg)
Developments
That day, McCoy, an army veteran, described his first call to Buzzfeed.[6]
They asked if I had reported the crime to law enforcement. I said yes. They asked who the victim was. I said me. They said they needed to collect my information and an āengagement officerā would follow up with me about my story, and they asked for my name, address, and phone number. I gave them fake information. [When asked what the crime was] I said I had been abducted by a UFO. There was a long pause. I heard them do a big sigh. And they closed out the conversation saying that theyād make a note of it and I should wait for the DHS to investigate my report. And hung up on me. I plan to call again tomorrow.
McCoy later clairified his aims by saying to Snopes:[10]
What is truly beyond the pale is this illegitimate administrationās attempts to use government offices to promote bigotry, spread fear, and divide our nation. The American people are speaking out and making our voices heard that we will not tolerate an office of racist propaganda exploiting the grief of victims of crime.
Those victims are entitled to support and justice. VOICE provides neither, it merely collects stories to slander my neighbors, my friends, people who I served honorably alongside in the United States Marine Corps. Calling to report a UFO is absurd, but no more absurd than this unacceptable, un-American program, and we will not stop until it is shut down.
According to reports[8] from within hours, people began calling the VOICE hotline. Twitter user @RobbieGamer[9] tweeted, "Trumpsā 'VOICE' Hotline set up for people to report on crime from illegal aliens was reportedly overloaded with calls about space aliens." His tweet, shown below, received more than 20,900 retweets and 43,900 likes in the first two days.
![Trumpsā āVOICEā Hotline set up for people to report on crime from illegal aliens was reportedly overloaded with calls about s Robbie Gramer @RobbieGramer Trumps' "VOICE" Hotline set up for people to report on crime from illegal aliens was reportedly overloaded with calls about space aliens](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/248/582/166.jpg)
More people encouraged others to call on Twitter. One tweet (shown below) from @dubsteppenwolf, which reads "The # for Trump's hotline to report "criminal aliens" is 855-48-VOICE. Please do not call this number to describe plots of X-Files episodes" received more than 5,600 retweets and 8,900 likes.
![The # for Trump's hotline to report "criminal aliens" is 855-48-VOICE Please do not call this number to describe plots of X- HAUNTED APPLEBEE'S @dubsteppenwolf The # for Trump's hotline to report "criminal aliens" is 855-48-VOICE Please do not call this number to describe plots of X-Files episodes](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/248/574/a94.jpg)
On April 27th, the website Fusion reached out to ICE for comment on the prank calls. They responded via emails, saying:[7]
The VOICE line remains in operation. As yesterday was its first day I canāt give you any sense of whether this group had any impact at all on wait times or call volume because thereās no prior data to compare.
I hope you wonāt dignify this group with the attention they are seeking. But if you choose to do soā¦this groupās cheap publicity stunt is beyond the pale of legitimate public discourse. Their actions seek to obstruct and do harm to crime victims; thatās objectively despicable regardless of oneās views on immigration policy.
The VOICE Office provides information to citizens and non-citizens alike regardless of status, race, etc., whose loved ones have been killed or injured by removable aliens. VOICE provides access to the same information you and other reporters are already able to obtain. Yet this group claims itās somehow racist to give the same to victims of all races and nationalities? That is absurd.
Further, openly obstructing and mocking victims crosses the line of legitimate public discourse. VOICE is a line for victims to obtain information. This groupās stunt is designed to harm victims. That is shameful.
Notables
![If any of you need to report space aliens to our government, please call their hotline: 1-855-48-VOICE. Here are some of thei Steven Santos @stevensantos If any of you need to report space aliens to our government, please call their hotline: 1-855- 48-VOICE. Here are some of their Most Wanted:](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/248/579/e47.jpg)
![In case you want to share your X-Files fan fiction with DHS... 1-855-48-VOICE Parker Molloy @ParkerMolloy In case you want to share your X-Files fan fiction with DHS.. 1-855-48-VOICE](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/248/581/150.jpg)
![Don't forget to call 1-855-48-VOICE & let them know if you've seen the illegal alien Sasquatch (aka Big Foot), on the šŗšø/šØš¦ b Jordan @ Jordan Don't forget to call 1-855-48-VOICE & let them know if you've seen the illegal alien Sasquatch (aka Big Foot), on the 1-1 border !](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/248/584/6b6.jpg)
![Please report all alien sightings, UFO, bigfoot and cupacabras; the ICE snitch line is open from 8am-8pm EST 1-855-48-VOICE. Johnny Rivera @prjohnnyrivera Please report all alien sightings, UFO, bigfoot and cupacabras; the ICE snitch line is open from 8am-8pm EST 1-855-48-VOICE. Call!](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/248/589/519.jpg)
![You guys...im about to call the ICE with mad UFO sightings. THE ALIENS, THEY'RE EVERYWHERE. CALL MULDER AND SCULLY STAT! Miss Aje Negra @IndiaCorina You guys...im about to call the ICE with mad UFO sightings. THE ALIENS, THEY'RE EVERYWHERE. CALL MULDER AND SCULLY STAT!](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/248/592/089.jpg)
![People slammed Trump's new "criminal alien" hotline with space alien reports and the ICE is NOT pleased Brianna Sacks @bri sacks People slammed Trump's new "criminal alien" hotline with space alien reports and the ICE is NOT pleased](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/248/593/c69.jpg)
Search Interest
External References
[1] Business Insider ā 'It's called VOICE': Trump announces immigration crime program
[2] The New York Times ā Office to Aid Crime Victims Is Latest Step in Crackdown on Immigrants
[3] U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement ā Victims of Immigration Crime Engagement (VOICE) Office
[4] Twitter ā @ICEgov's Tweet
[5] Twitter ā @AlexanderMcCoy4's Tweet
[6] Buzzfeed ā People Are Trolling Trump's New Anti-Immigrant Hotline With Reports Of Space Aliens And The Government Is Not Amused
[7] Fusion ā We Asked ICE About the Prank Calls to Their Anti-Immigrant Hotline and They Kind of Lost Their Shit
[8] NBC News ā Calls About Space Aliens Flood New ICE Hotline After Twitter Post
[9] Twitter ā @RobbieGramer's Tweet
[10] Snopes ā Immigrant Crime Hotline Stalls After Barrage of Prank āAlienā Calls
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