6,300 Latino Immigrants Listed as 'Dead' by Trump Administration in Bid to Prompt Self-Deportation
"President Trump promised mass deportations, and by removing the monetary incentive for illegal aliens to come and stay, we will encourage them to self-deport"
Published Apr 13 2025, 10:18 AM EDT
6,300 living immigrants who have lost legal status in the US were added to a "Master Death File" by the Trump administration in an effort to motivate self-deportation. Mario Tama/Getty Images
The Trump administration added over 6,300 names of living, mostly Latino immigrants to the Social Security Administration's "Death Master File" on Thursday.
The move is aimed at immigrants who were issued valid Social Security numbers but have since lost legal status in the United States, according to reports from The New York Times.
The database—used to track deceased individuals—effectively cuts off those listed from accessing essential public services. Many of the living persons added entered the country under former President Joe Biden's temporary work programs. Being labeled as deceased means immediate termination of benefits such as Medicaid, Medicare, unemployment insurance, federal loans and more.
https://www.latintimes.com/6300-latino-immigrants-listed-dead-trump-administration-bid-prompt-self-deportation-580598
