Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem reopened an office created in the first Trump administration but shut down by the Biden administration that supports families impacted by illegal alien crime.
Called the Victims of Immigration Crime Engagement (VOICE) Office, it offers resources and referrals to legal aid for families impacted by illegal alien crime and will establish a tip line for crime victims.
“We have enemies living among us because of what the Biden administration has done by opening our borders,” Noem said while announcing the recreation of the VOICE office at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement headquarters.
“They have allowed terrorists, people that are on the terrorist watch list, dangerous criminals, gang members, and criminals to enter our country and to perpetuate violence on American families, and that is going to stop now,” Noem charged as she spoke in front of angel moms like Alexis Nungaray, whose 12-year-old daughter Jocelyn Nungaray was raped and killed by members of Tren de Aragua.
Also present was Maureen Maloney, who lost her 23-year-old son in 2011 after he was struck by an illegal alien who was driving without a license.
“The illegal alien ran through a stop sign in the residential area and collided with Matthew’s motorcycle. Matthew survived the collision and was getting up out of the street when the illegal alien fled, and when he did, he ran Matthew over,” Maloney said as she recounted her son’s tragic death. “Matthew became lodged in the truck wheel well. And he was dragged to his death while witnesses were pleading with the driver to stop and banging on his truck. The driver never stopped. Matthew became dislodged. The illegal alien backed up over him again and continued to flee.”
“We’ve heard far too many stories about American lives that were taken because of illegal aliens who should have never been here in the first place,” DHS spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin charged.
The office was closed by the Biden administration in 2021, with then DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas stating that “all people, regardless of their immigration status, should be able to access victim services without fear.”
Noem said that the Trump administration is “righting the ship” by reopening the office, adding that the president is “going to prioritize not only these families but all the families that will be impacted by illegal immigration and the tragedy of losing someone because of the consequences of it.”
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Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem reopened an office created in the first Trump administration but shut down by the Biden administration that supports families impacted by illegal alien crime.
Called the Victims of Immigration Crime Engagement (VOICE) Office, it offers resources and referrals to legal aid for families impacted by illegal alien crime and will establish a tip line for crime victims.
“We have enemies living among us because of what the Biden administration has done by opening our borders,” Noem said while announcing the recreation of the VOICE office at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement headquarters.
“They have allowed terrorists, people that are on the terrorist watch list, dangerous criminals, gang members, and criminals to enter our country and to perpetuate violence on American families, and that is going to stop now,” Noem charged as she spoke in front of angel moms like Alexis Nungaray, whose 12-year-old daughter Jocelyn Nungaray was raped and killed by members of Tren de Aragua.
Also present was Maureen Maloney, who lost her 23-year-old son in 2011 after he was struck by an illegal alien who was driving without a license.
“The illegal alien ran through a stop sign in the residential area and collided with Matthew’s motorcycle. Matthew survived the collision and was getting up out of the street when the illegal alien fled, and when he did, he ran Matthew over,” Maloney said as she recounted her son’s tragic death. “Matthew became lodged in the truck wheel well. And he was dragged to his death while witnesses were pleading with the driver to stop and banging on his truck. The driver never stopped. Matthew became dislodged. The illegal alien backed up over him again and continued to flee.”
“We’ve heard far too many stories about American lives that were taken because of illegal aliens who should have never been here in the first place,” DHS spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin charged.
The office was closed by the Biden administration in 2021, with then DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas stating that “all people, regardless of their immigration status, should be able to access victim services without fear.”
Noem said that the Trump administration is “righting the ship” by reopening the office, adding that the president is “going to prioritize not only these families but all the families that will be impacted by illegal immigration and the tragedy of losing someone because of the consequences of it.”
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