The White House launched an official campaign on Thursday that equates undocumented immigrants with science fiction aliens, through a page titled "They Walk Among Us" published on the official U.S. government website.
The initiative, presented with the aesthetic of a science fiction film and the language of conspiracy, includes a video that begins by stating that “for 60 years, the U.S. government has kept a closely guarded secret” about “aliens who have walked among us, lived in our neighborhoods, and interacted with us in our daily lives.”
The video adds that these "aliens" "have shopped in the same stores, attended the same classes as our children, and led apparently normal lives," only to clarify: "with one exception: they do not belong here."
The page reveals the narrative twist in a section titled "Classified Addendum • Declassified 2026": "These aliens were not little green men. They are the millions of undocumented immigrants who invaded our country under the cover of darkness. President Trump told the truth. The cover-up is over. Secure the border. Deport them all."
The site includes a real-time interactive map of immigrant arrests across the country, a subscription form to receive alerts about "alien encounters" in the user's area, and a direct link to the complaint hotline of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
Alongside the launch, the official White House account on X published an image generated by artificial intelligence depicting a human figure being affected by beams of light coming from a flying saucer, in front of the border wall between the U.S. and Mexico, set against a desert landscape with saguaro cacti from the Sonoran Desert.
The video accuses "countless presidents, congress members, and high officials" of having known what was happening and choosing to "cover it up and even accelerate the invasion," presenting Trump as "the first to highlight the real danger that aliens pose to every American family, every community, and the future of our nation."
The campaign sparked immediate controversy due to the use of the term "aliens"—considered dehumanizing by pro-immigrant organizations—and the visual and narrative association of migrants with beings from another world. According to La Prensa Latina, the launch coincided with the announcement of over 2,000 immigration arrests in Memphis.
The initiative is part of Trump's more aggressive immigration policy during his second term, which set a goal to deport at least one million people per fiscal year, although in its first year it recorded approximately 600,000 deportations. In May, Border Czar Tom Homan announced the imminence of mass deportations, and Miami was leading the raids with 120 arrests per day according to reports from April.
The White House had registered the domains alien.gov and aliens.gov on March 18, 2026, sparking weeks of speculation before the official launch. The site carries the seal "ALIENS © 2026 • TRUMP ADMINISTRATION DECLASSIFICATION," parodying the language used in the declassification of secret government documents.
The video concludes with a phrase that encapsulates the tone of the entire campaign: "The truth is no longer out there. It's here. Right now."
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