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Newsweek: DOGE Gets Access to Sensitive Data for Millions of Migrants: What To Know

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Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has reportedly been granted access to sensitive immigration case data.

The Department of Justice (DOJ) gave permission to a team of six DOGE “advisors” to access the Executive Office for Immigration Review’s Courts and Appeals System (ECAS) on Friday, according to documents seen by The Washington Post.

ECAS includes millions of confidential records from immigration court cases, ranging from asylum claims to personal biographical information.

It is not explicitly clear what DOGE’s mission with this data is but it could be part of President Donald Trump‘s to crack down on illegal immigration.

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The DOGE team of six reportedly includes Marko Elez, a staffer who resigned from the government in February in the wake of a scandal over his association with a social media account that promoted racism and eugenics, which was reported by The Post at the time.

DOGE gets access to sensitive data for millions of migrants: What to know
Elon Musk’s DOGE has reportedlty gained access to Department of Justice data on immigrants.

https://www.newsweek.com/doge-access-data-migrants-department-justice-elon-musk-2062429

Newsweek: Social Security Close to ‘Total System Collapse’

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The former Social Security commissioner Martin O’Malley has said the government department is on the brink of “total system collapse” under the Trump administration.

The Social Security Administration (SSA) currently pays out retirement, survivor and disability benefits to more than 70 million Americans. But recent changes made by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and its current commissioner have come under considerable scrutiny.

Writing on X, formerly Twitter, O’Malley said: “The Musk/Trump co-presidency has already taken 90% of the actions necessary to drive Social Security into a total system collapse.”

Social Security close to ‘total system collapse’: Ex-head
Martin O’Malley said the current administration has “taken 90 percent of the actions necessary to drive Social Security into a total system collapse.”

Social Security Close to ‘Total System Collapse’: Ex-Head – Newsweek