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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem holds a press conference with Angel families (families of victims of crimes committed by illegal immigrants) to announce the re-launch of the Victims of Immigration Crime Engagement (VOICE) office, at Immigration and Customs Enforcement headquarters in Washington on April 9, 2025. Emel Akan/The Epoch Times
WASHINGTON—Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has relaunched the Victims of Immigration Crime Engagement (VOICE) office, she announced at an April 9 press conference at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) headquarters in Washington.
President Donald Trump launched VOICE in 2017 to help victims of crimes committed by illegal immigrants. Noem said the Biden administration closed the office.
Emel Akan is a senior White House correspondent for The Epoch Times, where she covers the policies of the Trump administration. Previously, she reported on the Biden administration and the first term of President Trump. Before her journalism career, she worked in investment banking at JPMorgan. She holds an MBA from Georgetown University.
