WASHINGTON—Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has relaunched the Victims of Immigration Crime Engagement (VOICE) office, announcing the move at an April 9 press conference at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Headquarters in Washington.
President Donald Trump first launched VOICE in 2017 to help victims of crimes committed by illegal immigrants. Noem said the Biden administration closed the office.
The homeland security secretary on Wednesday hosted Angel Families, who are families of victims of crimes committed by illegal immigrants, to commemorate the office’s reopening.
“President Trump is ‘righting the ship,’ and he’s reopening this office, and he’s 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,” the secretary said….