Trump Created An Office To Highlight Immigrant Crime. A Year Later, The Results Are Underwhelming.

[Leghorn21]

Since April of last year, six operators sitting at a call center in Laguna Niguel, California, have fielded an astonishing range of calls for 12 hours a day.

One caller asked to make a reservation at a Trump hotel. Another called to report that “a ‘coyote’ stole his cat.” Then there was the one who “requested to report Melania Trump, who is stealing caller’s taxpayer funds.” Another complained that “illegal aliens are going into her yard and taking food from her garden.”

Dozens of callers reported space aliens, some going into the details of what dates they were abducted by UFOs — all dutifully logged by the operators. Hundreds called to denounce ex-spouses, neighbors, and business rivals whom they suspected of being in the country illegally.

A much smaller number called to request information about the immigration status or the custody status of alleged criminals who are undocumented immigrants — the original purpose of the toll-free hotline.

Much more:

https://www.buzzfeed.com/amphtml/verabergengruen/trump-immigrant-crime-calls-voice-john-kelly?utm_term=.qgKppeqakx&__twitter_impression=true

——-this would be hilarious, except it’s not, cheezus

[DBoon]

1. "Hundreds called to denounce ex-spouses, neighbors, and business rivals ..."

This is a clear sign of a police state, when personal score are settled by reporting your opponent to the local Stasi, never to be seen again

[Scurrilous]

2. K&R