Homeland Security formally opening immigrant crime office

The Victims of Immigrant Crime Engagement, or VOICE, opens Wednesday and is intended to keep victims informed of the immigration proceedings of suspects.

Critics have argued that such an office is misguided in part because multiple studies show that immigrants are less likely to commit crime than native-born U.S. citizens.

President Donald Trump announced the office in his speech to Congress in February. The office’s creation was also part of an executive order aimed at combating illegal immigration.