The White House has unveiled a provocative new website that blends science fiction with immigration enforcement, using a space-themed design to publicize arrests of undocumented immigrants. The site, which went live Thursday, mimics the iconic opening crawl of the Star Wars films, with text scrolling against a backdrop of falling stars.
“They walk among us,” the website declares. “For 60 years, the U.S. government has kept a closely guarded secret. Aliens have been walking among us, living in our neighborhoods, and interacting with us in our daily lives. They’ve shopped in the same stores, attended the same classes as our children, and lived seemingly normal human existences.” The message adds a pointed caveat: “With one exception — they do not belong here.”
A live ticker on the page tracks what it calls “encounters,” displaying 3.1 million as of Thursday evening. The figure appears to align with a September 2024 report from House Homeland Security Republicans, which detailed the number of nationwide encounters recorded during President Trump’s first term, though the site does not specify the timeframe.
Below the counter, an interactive heat map of the United States draws on Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) data, allowing users to search by city or state for arrest totals, dates, countries of origin, and alleged criminal charges or gang affiliations. The site also includes a link to an online ICE tip form, which the White House encourages visitors to use to report “an Alien abduction.”
The administration’s use of extraterrestrial imagery is a direct jab at long-standing conspiracy theories about government UFO secrecy, while also serving as a tool to promote Trump’s mass deportation agenda. The Department of Homeland Security, which oversees ICE and Customs and Border Protection, has ramped up enforcement operations, drawing criticism over aggressive tactics and a record-long agency shutdown this spring.
The White House first sparked speculation in March when it quietly registered the domain names Alien.gov and Aliens.gov, fueling rumors that the administration might release classified documents on UFOs. Thursday’s launch was teased on X with a 14-second video showing a searchlight sweeping over a crop circle marked “loading.”
President Trump has made removing millions of undocumented immigrants a cornerstone of his campaign, and this website is the latest effort to frame those operations in stark, often confrontational terms. “President Trump was the first to call out the real danger Aliens pose to every American family, every community, and the future of our nation,” the site states.
The move comes amid broader White House initiatives, including the Treasury’s launch of a Trump Accounts app for children’s investment and the DNC’s recent attack on Stephen Miller. Critics argue the site trivializes serious immigration policy, while supporters see it as a creative way to highlight enforcement successes.
