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posted by on Saturday April 29 2017, @03:26PM   Printer-friendly
from the trolling-is-illegal-now dept.

An ICE hotline set up to allow reports of crimes committed by "criminal aliens" has had a close encounter with trolls:

The administration set up the Victims of Immigration Crime Engagement (VOICE) Office on Wednesday, in accordance with President Trump's executive order in January. The office, folded within the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency, aims to "assist victims of crimes committed by criminal aliens," according to the Department of Homeland Security.

"Alien" is a term used by the federal government to describe individuals who are not American citizens but who reside on U.S. soil. [...] Despite the line's intended purpose, callers have been reporting a range of abnormal activity.

1-855-48-VOICE to report all your encounters w/ illegal martians, rude Sasquatch, unleashed Texas Blue Hounds, Springheel Jack. Goblin army.

— Kathleen Dennis (@chelseabmw) April 27, 2017

ICE denounced the calls, saying such actions hurt victims of real crimes. Callers have even mentioned spotting "muggle-borns," a term from the "Harry Potter" book series referring to magical characters with non-magical parents.

Also at The Atlantic and CNN. Victims of Immigration Crime Engagement (VOICE) Office.


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  • (Score: 5, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday April 29 2017, @06:17PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday April 29 2017, @06:17PM (#501606)

    I have zero tolerance for government resources being wasted by immature idiots.

    And yet you elected an immature idiot for president.

    Because the law on illegal aliens is clear and because ultimately the resources being wasted cost every taxpayer money.

    Which law, exactly, required the creation of this hotline?
    How, exactly, does this hotline serve the "clear" law on illegal aliens?

    The waste here was the creation of an entire office of the government in the service of propaganda.
    Why aren't you calling for the people responsible for that waste to be "punished severely?"
    It really isn't about "the law" for you, is it? Its about the xenophobic bigotry that this boondoogle was created to promote.
    Ironically, that's exactly what it is about for the pranksters too. They just happen to be protesting the bigotry that you want promoted.

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