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''The effort hinges on a surprising new tactic: repurposing Social Security’s “death master file,” (...) to include the names of living people who the government believes should be treated as if they are dead. As a result (...), they would be blacklisted from a coveted form of identification"

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Pressuring Migrants to ‘Self-Deport,’ White House Moves to Cancel Social Security Numbers (Gift Article) By placing migrants in Social Security’s “death master file,” the Trump administration is seeking to cut off their access to credit cards, bank accounts and other financial services. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/10/us/politics/migrants-deport-social-security-doge.html?unlocked_article_code=1.-k4.F9md.GJ65WU2pdNt9&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare