Overview

• The Justice Department has authorized Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to access the Executive Office for Immigration Review's Courts and Appeals System (ECAS).
• The ECAS database contains extensive records on immigration cases, including personal details, case histories, and asylum-related testimony.
• DOGE is reportedly collaborating with the Department of Homeland Security to consolidate multi-agency data into a centralized immigrant tracking system.
• Privacy advocates warn that this access could harm immigrants, even those complying with legal processes, and undermine expectations of confidentiality.
• A federal injunction remains in place limiting DOGE's access to Social Security data, highlighting ongoing legal battles over executive overreach and privacy protections.