A new report details the work of the U.S. Victims of Immigration Crime Engagement (VOICE) Office, which was closed by the Biden Administration, but reopened by Pres. Donald Trump when he reentered office last year.
The VOICE Office serves as a comprehensive system to support victims and families who have been affected by crimes committed by individuals with a nexus to immigration violations. It provides callers with victim assistance support and referrals to local, state, and national resources and services. VOICE also helps submit victim impact statements.
In the first year since its relaunch, the VOICE Office received 897 calls from people seeking help or information, according to the annual U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) report covering January 23, 2025 to January 23, 2026.
Although it is hotline for victims seeking support and not a hotline for reporting crime, the VOICE office collects information about the types of immigration-related crimes alleged and discussed during the calls.
Four of the five most common crimes linked to immigration were violent:
- Assault: 35%
- Rape or Sexual Assault: 17%
- Homicide/Manslaughter: 10%
- Family/Intimate Partner Violence: 8%
- Stalking/Intimidation: 7%
The report’s analysis of the location that calls come from shows the prevalence of immigration-linked crime across the country. By region, the most calls come from the South (37%), followed by the West (30%), Northeast (20%) and Midwest (12%).
Florida was the state with the highest volume of calls, followed by California and Texas. The top five states accounted for slightly more than half of all reported cases:
- Florida: 14%
- California: 13%
- Texas: 10%
- Arizona: 7%
- New York: 7%
