The New York Times was first to report on the administration’s cancellation of immigrants’ lawfully obtained Social Security numbers — essentially listing individuals as dead — as a means to impede their ability to make money or access government services and to pressure them to leave the country.
MSNBC: Trumps Social Security Team has Reportedly Marked More than 6,000 Immigrants as Dead
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