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Trump Administration Launches Aliens.gov, Imposes Employee NDAs

5/29/2026

Summary

Story summary

U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration unveiled the website Aliens.gov on May 28 2026, displaying real-time immigration enforcement statistics.
The homepage declares “They walk among us,” claims non-citizens have lived 60 years in U.S. neighborhoods but “do not belong here,” and offers searchable ICE arrest records with dates, charges and alleged gang ties.
Social media posted both condemnation and praise, prompting the White House to require mandatory NDAs for federal employees to stop leaks.

History

Historical Context

Congress passed the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act in 1996, signed by President Bill Clinton and effective April 1 1997, which expanded ICE authority, created the 287(g) partnership and boosted border agents by at least 1,000 annually, driving deportations from roughly 50,000 to over 200,000 by the early 2000s. In May 2026 the Trump administration launched Aliens.gov, echoing that law’s real-time arrest database.

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Story summary

U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration unveiled the website Aliens.gov on May 28 2026, displaying real-time immigration enforcement statistics.
The homepage declares “They walk among us,” claims non-citizens have lived 60 years in U.S. neighborhoods but “do not belong here,” and offers searchable ICE arrest records with dates, charges and alleged gang ties.
Social media posted both condemnation and praise, prompting the White House to require mandatory NDAs for federal employees to stop leaks.

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