A new Trump White House webpage promoted through a teased video depicting an “alien” abduction across the U.S.-Mexico border has drawn sharp condemnation for what critics call dehumanizing targeting of immigrants. The site’s homepage frames “aliens” as illegal
By the middle of the day, the Trump White House was teasing an online “announcement” that promised an otherworldly reveal. It was the kind of promo that pulls you in before you even know what you’re looking at.
The White House then shared a video with an alien spacecraft beaming up a person from one side of what appears to be the U.S.-Mexico border fence. carrying them over the barrier and dropping them on the other side. The clip was set. partially. to The Village People’s “Y.M.C.A. ” a song that Trump is said to favor. The caption read: “They walk among us,” and it directed users to a new webpage.
On the site’s homepage, the message turns from science fiction to immigration policy in plain language. It opens with: “THEY WALK AMONG US.” From there, it says that “For 60 years, the U.S. government has kept a closely guarded secret.” The site asserts that “Aliens have been walking among us. living in our neighborhoods. and interacting with us in our daily lives. ” describing claims that “They’ve shopped in the same stores. attended the same classes as our children. and lived seemingly normal human existences.”.
It then draws a line between ordinary life and belonging: “With one exception — they do not belong here.” The homepage says that “Millions arrived under the cover of darkness and embedded themselves directly into our society. ” adding that “Countless presidents. congressmen. and senior officials knew exactly what was happening.” It claims those officials “chose to cover it up and even accelerate the invasion.”.
The site frames President Trump as the break from that alleged cover-up, calling him “the first to call out the real danger Aliens pose to every American family, every community, and the future of our nation.” It continues: “The truth is no longer out there. It is right here. Right now.”
A second line doubles down on the framing, insisting: “If you’ve witnessed an Alien abduction, do not be alarmed.” The “Alien” is said to be “in good hands,” and the site promises: “We will take care of it… and return it safely to its place of origin.”
In a mock “classified addendum. ” the page pulls back the curtain with a direct translation: “THEY WEREN’T LITTLE GREEN MEN.” It explains that the “Aliens” are “the millions of ILLEGALS who invaded our country under the cover of darkness.” The addendum concludes: “President Trump told the truth. The cover-up is over. Secure the border. Deport them all.”.
The page also features what it says is a live “Alien Arrest Map” tracker. It includes listings that state how many people have been detained in each city and why, and it offers a link to an Immigration and Customs Enforcement tip line so people can report “suspicious aliens.”
The language landed like a provocation for critics, who said the design uses dehumanizing imagery to harden public sentiment toward immigrants. Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont (D) responded bluntly to the post, writing: “Still looking for intelligent life in the White House.”
The sequence — teasing an “aliens” announcement with a border-fence abduction video. then using the alien framing to describe “millions” of illegal immigrants and to push calls to “Deport them all. ” complete with an “Alien Arrest Map” and an ICE reporting link — leaves little room to separate spectacle from message. In a single webpage. the White House blends mock secrecy. pop-culture styling. and immigration enforcement rhetoric aimed at the same physical boundary it portrays in the video.
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