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White House Launches Alien.gov, Catalogs 3.1 Million Immigration Arrests

5/29/2026

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The White House launched Alien.gov, a site that frames immigration arrests as “alien encounters.”
The site shows arrest data, a ticker of 3.1 million encounters, citing a September 2024 Homeland Security Republican report on arrests during President Donald Trump’s first term.
It also provides a map of arrests and a tip form for “suspicious aliens,” amid intensified DHS deportation efforts under President Donald Trump’s campaign promise and an ICE shutdown this spring.

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Story summary

The White House launched Alien.gov, a site that frames immigration arrests as “alien encounters.”
The site shows arrest data, a ticker of 3.1 million encounters, citing a September 2024 Homeland Security Republican report on arrests during President Donald Trump’s first term.
It also provides a map of arrests and a tip form for “suspicious aliens,” amid intensified DHS deportation efforts under President Donald Trump’s campaign promise and an ICE shutdown this spring.