Trump Administration Adds 6,300 Migrants to Death Master File to Strip Benefits

The controversial measure targets legal migrants, revoking Social Security numbers to remove access to work and essential services, in a push for self-deportation.

• Approximately 6,300 migrants, primarily Latinos who entered the US legally, have been added to the Social Security Administration’s Death Master File by order of the Trump administration.
• Inclusion on the list revokes Social Security numbers, cutting off access to work, healthcare, unemployment benefits, and other essential services.
• The administration justifies the move as a strategy to encourage self-deportation by removing financial incentives for migrants to remain in the US.
• Critics, including former Social Security officials, have condemned the tactic as 'financial murder,' warning of administrative errors and severe human rights violations.
• This measure is part of a broader crackdown on immigration, following travel bans, mass residency revocations, and expanded data-sharing for deportation efforts.

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