President Donald J. Trump Stands with
the Victims of Illegal Alien Crime
Issued
on: June 22, 2018
QUOTE
It’s
time to support our police, to protect our families, and to save American
lives.
President
Donald J. Trump
SUPPORTING
ANGEL FAMILIES: President Donald J. Trump is hearing firsthand from the
American families who have lost loved ones to illegal alien crime.
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President Donald J. Trump is meeting with “Angel families,” who
have lost loved ones to illegal alien crime.
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The Trump Administration created the Victims of Immigration
Crime Engagement (VOICE) Office in order to support the victims and families
affected by illegal alien crime.
o U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement launched the VOICE Office in April 2017,
following an Executive Order by the President calling for its creation.
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The VOICE Office operates a hotline to connect victims with
social services and, when possible, assist them in obtaining immigration
information regarding the offender.
o The
VOICE Office has released a new report that includes case studies explaining
how they were able to assist victims who contacted them.
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A 2011 Government Accountability Office report found nearly 3
million offenses tied to criminal aliens, including:
o More
than 25,000 homicide offenses.
o More
than 42,000 robbery offenses.
o Nearly
70,000 sex crime offenses.
o Nearly
15,000 kidnapping offenses.
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In Texas alone, more than 250,000 criminal aliens have been
arrested and charged with over 600,000 criminal offenses within the last seven
years.
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In fiscal year 2017, more than 8,000 criminal illegal aliens in
police custody were released back into our communities as a result of sanctuary
policies.
PROTECTING
COMMUNITIES FROM MS-13: Gangs like MS-13 have taken advantage of our porous
borders and broken immigration system.
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MS-13 has exploited the influx of Unaccompanied Alien Children
(UACs) entering the United States in order to bolster its ranks.
o Federal
authorities are not able to quickly remove illegal alien gang members based on
their membership in a gang.
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In May 2015, U.S. Border Patrol apprehended a UAC who was later
released into American communities.
o The
illegal alien was arrested in November 2017 in connection with the MS-13
related killing of a man who was stabbed over 100 times and decapitated.
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In December 2014, U.S. Border Patrol apprehended a UAC who was
later released into American communities.
o In July
2017, the same illegal alien was listed as a known MS-13 gang member and placed
on the State of Texas’ 10 Most Wanted list.
o The
illegal alien has been arrested and is awaiting trial for the murder of two
individuals.
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In December 2013, U.S. Border Patrol apprehended a UAC who was
later released into American communities.
o In
September 2016, the same illegal alien was one of 11 MS-13 gang members
involved in the killing of teenage girls in Long Island, NY.
