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White House’s UFO-Inspired ‘Aliens’ Site Triggers Bait-and-Switch Backlash: ‘Fascist Garbage’

“Transparency my ass, they are spitting in your face and you’re thanking them for it,” one critic writes of the new immigration effort

A video shared by the White House shows a UFO abducting an immigrant an putting them on the other side of a wall. (Aliens.gov)
A video shared by the White House shows a UFO abducting an immigrant an putting them on the other side of a wall. (Aliens.gov)

The White House on Thursday launched a space and UFO-themed immigration enforcement website that initially appeared to focus on extraterrestrials and “aliens” before revealing itself as a live dashboard tracking arrests of immigrants in the United States illegally — quickly sparking backlash on social media.

The website, titled Aliens.gov, opens with big, bold green lettering saying, “They walk among us.”

“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.”

“With one exception — they do not belong here,” it continues.

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A ticker at the bottom of the page tracks the number of so-called “encounters.” The figure is over 3.1 million at the time of this publication. There is also a live “alien arrest” map.

Naturally, many social media users criticized the bait-and-switch tactic, calling it distasteful and “fascist garbage.”

“You’re all f–king a–holes who dehumanize immigrants and use the UAP issue to push fascist garbage,” on user wrote on X under a video the White House posted of a space ship picking up a person with a laser beam and dropping them onto the opposite side of the boarder wall. “You’re a letdown and history will remember how s–tty you all are.”

“Everyday I’m more and more embarrassed to live here,” another user posted. “God help us all. 2029 could not come sooner…”

“Worst. What a lame fakeout,” another added. “Transparency my ass, they are spitting in your face and you’re thanking them for it.”

Others who support the Trump administration’s immigration policies praised the site as “GENIUS.”

“You can check your city and see how many arrests … love it,” one supportive commenter said.

Immigration has been a central issue for Trump during his second term. On Tuesday, the White House said it would be seeking mandatory NDAs for all federal employees to help stop further leaks to the press. The notice pointed to ICE agents, who have had their hidden identities leaked to the public more as Trump used them to enforce his immigration policies across a number of U.S. cities.

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Daren DeFrank

Daren DeFrank is a News Editor at The Wrap. She has been covering film, television and all things entertainment in Los Angeles for nearly a decade. She joined TheWrap in 2025 after seven years at Ranker, where she served as Managing Editor and built out their film and television vertical.

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