Office of Victims of Immigration Crime Engagement
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| Formed | February 25, 2017 |
| Parent department | Department of Homeland Security |
| Parent agency | Immigration and Customs Enforcement |
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| Website | www |
The Victims of Immigration Crime Engagement (VOICE) Office is a U.S. government agency established within the Department of Homeland Security under the Trump administration in February 2017.President Trump directed it be established by Executive Order 13768.
The office's mission is to "provide proactive, timely, adequate, and professional services to victims of crimes committed by removable aliens". The office will act as a liaison between U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the victims and their families to ensure they are provided information about the offender, including the offender's immigration and custody status so that their questions and concerns regarding immigration enforcement efforts are addressed.
The VOICE office will issue quarterly reports studying the effects of the victimization by criminal aliens present in the United States.
The office was established pursuant to section 13 of the January 25, 2017, Executive Order 13768 – Enhancing Public Safety in the Interior of the United States, which states:
Sec. 13. Office for Victims of Crimes Committed by Removable Aliens. The Secretary shall direct the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to take all appropriate and lawful action to establish within U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement an office to provide proactive, timely, adequate, and professional services to victims of crimes committed by removable aliens and the family members of such victims. This office shall provide quarterly reports studying the effects of the victimization by criminal aliens present in the United States.
The stated purpose of the office is to provide information about offenders to victims, and address questions and concerns of victims regarding immigration enforcement efforts. In a speech on February 28, 2017, President Trump discussed the new office and referred to the murders of Jamiel Shaw, Deputy Sheriff Danny Oliver and Detective Michael Davis as victims of immigrant crime. He asserted that victims of immigrant crime have been "ignored by our media, and silenced by special interests".
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