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Thursday, April 27, 2017
Voice DHS Victims of Immigration Crime and Engagement
Toll Free Hotline
1-855-48-VOICE
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) established the Victims of Immigration Crime Engagement (VOICE) Office to acknowledge and serve the needs of crime victims and their families who have been impacted by crimes committed by removable criminal aliens.
This office was explicitly called for in the President’s Executive Order titled, “Enhancing Public Safety in the Interior of the United States,” dated January 25, 2017.
Mission Statement
With honor and integrity, we will support victims of crimes committed by criminal aliens through access to information and resources.
Objectives
- Use a victim-centered approach to acknowledge and support immigration crime victims and their families.
- Promote awareness of rights and services available to immigration crime victims.
- Build collaborative partnerships with community stakeholders assisting immigration crime victims.
- Provide quarterly reports studying the effects of the victimization by criminal aliens present in the United States.
The men and women comprising the VOICE Office will be guided by a singular, straightforward mission – to ensure victims and their families have access to releasable information about a perpetrator and to offer assistance explaining the immigration removal process. ICE wants to ensure those victimized by criminal aliens feel heard, seen and supported.
Types of Support Available
- Dedicated toll-free VOICE Hotline to answer questions from victims (1-855-48-VOICE).
*This is not a hotline to report crime. To report crime, please contact your local law enforcement agency or call 1-866-DHS-2-ICE. - Assistance signing-up to receive automated custody status information about an alien in custody (DHS-VINE);
- Additional criminal or immigration history may be available about an alien to victims or their families;
- Local contacts to help with unique victims’ requests, and
- Access to skilled social science professionals available to refer victims to appropriate services.
Who can VOICE help?
- A victim of crime(s);
- A witness of crime(s);
- An individual with a legal responsibility to act on behalf of a victim or witness (e.g., attorneys, parents, legal guardians, etc.); or
- Individuals acting at the request of a victim or witness.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Who is considered a victim of immigration crime?
Any person who is affected by criminal activity allegedly perpetrated by criminal aliens in the United States. Information will be provided to victims, witnesses, any individual with a legal responsibility to act on behalf of a victim or witness (e.g., attorneys, parents, legal guardians, etc.), and individuals acting at the request of a victim or witness.What is DHS VINE? How does it work? Are you collecting my personal information?
Why was I told no information was available on the perpetrator?
What services are available to me as a crime victim through VOICE
How do I report criminal activity by aliens?
Do I need to register as a victim to receive information through VOICE?
Can I find out where a criminal alien is being held?
How are immigration cases tracked? What is an “A-Number”?
If I call the VOICE office, what services or resources will I receive?
Will this office assist illegal aliens who request help?
What is the cost of this office? And how is it being funded?
How do ICE’s community relations officers support the VOICE office?
Important Links
- ICE VOICE Office website: www.ice.gov/voice
- DHS-VINE: https://vinelink.dhs.gov/
- Department of Justice Office for Victims of Crime: www.ovc.gov
- Other toll-free hotlines (domestic violence, sexual assault, suicide prevention): www.ovc.gov/help/tollfree.html
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Sunday, April 23, 2017
Clinton email probe reportedly caused rift between Comey, Lynch
Clinton email probe reportedly caused rift between Comey, Lynch
Published April 23, 2017
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FBI Director James Comey reportedly did not trust former Attorney General Loretta Lynch and other senior officials at the Justice Department, speculating they might provide Hillary Clinton some political cover over her email scandal during the presidential election. (Reuters)
FBI Director James Comey reportedly did not trust former Attorney General Loretta Lynch and other senior officials at the Justice Department, speculating they might provide Hillary Clinton some political cover over her email scandal during the presidential election.
Comey’s so-called “go-it-alone strategy” in the Clinton investigation emerged from suspicions that Lynch and other Justice Department officials might look to down play the email probe, The New York Times reported Saturday.
Comey’s suspicions may have been confirmed in a 2015 meeting when Lynch reportedly told him to use the word “matter” instead of “investigation” when publicly discussing the probe. According to the Times, Lynch said that using the world “investigation” would raise other questions and argued that the department should maintain its policy of not confirming whether an investigation was ongoing.
Lynch was called to recuse herself from the Clinton email investigation after she had a private discussion with former President Bill Clinton in an airplane on the tarmac of Phoenix’s airport in June 16. Lynch did not recuse herself, but was forced to say she would accept the any conclusions reached by federal authorities.
Tensions boiled over after new emails were found through a separate investigation into former New York congressman Anthony Weiner, who was married to top Clinton confidant Huma Abedin.
Comey wanted to alert Congress about what it found on the laptop and feared that if he did not notify lawmakers, it would look like the FBI was withholding information before the election.
Lynch did not want Comey to send the letter to Congress about the findings, but decided against ordering him not to send it, according to The Times.
Sunday, April 16, 2017
The Battle For Berkeley - April 15th, 2017
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Berkeley CA: Another chapter in the unwritten book on Civil Rights and Free Speech has become the Battle for Berkeley a/k/a "March for Trump" where the AntiFaFa's tactically positioned themselves in the same park at 10:00 AM to preempt the March 4 Trump rally at high noon.Image: Jonas' Design
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