Yesterday, Homeland Security's newly created Victims of Immigration Crime Engagement Office launched a support hotline for victims of crimes committed by undocumented immigrants (or illegal aliens).
Phones are already ringing off the hook. But not with the aliens the administration may have been expecting. Instead, pranksters have flooded the lines with calls about space aliens, BuzzFeed reports.
Wouldn't it be a shame if millions of people called this hotline to report their encounters with aliens of the UFO-variety. https://t.co/Cl048Gihnk
— Alexander McCoy (@AlexanderMcCoy4) April 26, 2017
In case you want to share your X-Files fan fiction with DHS...
— Parker Molloy (@ParkerMolloy) April 27, 2017
1-855-48-VOICE https://t.co/o0LUR6GCCS
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: pic.twitter.com/nWnVYdDdpG
— Steven Santos (@stevensantos) April 27, 2017
Trumps’ “VOICE” Hotline for people to report "illegal alien" crime just opened
— Andrew J. Padilla (@apadillafilm6) April 27, 2017
I'm gonna prank call this all night
Join me:
1 855-488-6423 https://t.co/7q0xZATr3y
RT: Call Trump's hateful hotline at 1-855-48-VOICE and keep telling him about "alien" crimes. Martians et al. Open 8am-8pm EST #AlienDay
— Katy Otto (@exfkaty) April 27, 2017
— Anonymous (@YourAnonNews) April 27, 2017
somebody call 1-855-48-VOICE, an orange colored, toupee wearing alien in a bathrobe has been spotted at 1600 Pensylvania Ave 👽#AlienDay
— modrax (@modrax) April 27, 2017
There are certainly more constructive ways to make one's opinions heard ...
An ICE spokesperson said the hotline had been "tied up by hoax callers" that were preventing people from receiving the help they need.
The automated hotline urges callers not to report crimes through that number, but to call local law enforcement.
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