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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Hotline Trolled With Extraterrestrial and Muggle Sightings

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

takyon writes:

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: 1, Troll) by Lagg on Saturday April 29 2017, @11:36PM (1 child)

    by Lagg (105) on Saturday April 29 2017, @11:36PM (#501722) Homepage Journal

    This is what these people are. [youtube.com] Not just ICE but all of it. The "alien" thing is just about the dumbest thing I've ever heard. But the very real consequences of dehumanization are much less amusing.

    These immigration offices are some of the biggest pieces of shit in the country. They don't care about your safety or who is or isn't illegal. It's to do what Trump's admin was already successful at with the dropping of the MOAB: it makes his :flag: :flag: :flag: :raised_hands: :flag: cultists so happy they immediately plan a gay orgy in celebration.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday April 30 2017, @01:06AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday April 30 2017, @01:06AM (#501743)

    I get the impression that the people for whom the power rush of being a cop just wasn't enough have all joined ICE and CBP.