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  • Immigration Correspondent, NPR
Washington, D.C.
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Immigration correspondent NPR. Writer, host of⚽️ podcast The Last Cup. Also This American Life, New Yorker, my family whatsapp groups. Opinions my own
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A comedian launched a fake DHS tip line to report undocumented immigrants

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By Jasmine Garsd 
| KUNR-FM (Reno, NV)
AILSA CHANG, HOST: Comedian Ben Palmer specializes in pranks. He once created a website to gather complaints about Cracker Barrel changing its logo. Recently, he had a more controversial idea for a prank to set up a fake tip line for people to call in and report undocumented immigrants. Now, he wasn't sure he would get that many calls, but it turns out he got hundreds. NPR's Jasmine Garsd reports.
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A comedian launched a fake DHS tip line to report undocumented immigrants

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By Jasmine Garsd 
| KAZU-FM (Pacific Grove, CA)
Comedian Ben Palmer specializes in pranks. One of his more recent ideas for a prank was to set up a fake tip line for people to call in and report undocumented immigrants. He got hundreds of calls. Copyright 2026 NPR
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