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Musk's Controversial Immigration Database Stirs Backlash

4/19/2025

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Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is stirring controversy by developing a comprehensive database at the Department of Homeland Security to monitor undocumented immigrants, merging sensitive data from multiple agencies. At the same time, ICE is partnering with Palantir to enhance surveillance on self-deportations and streamline deportation priorities, intensifying the ongoing immigration crackdown.

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Story summary

Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is stirring controversy by developing a comprehensive database at the Department of Homeland Security to monitor undocumented immigrants, merging sensitive data from multiple agencies. At the same time, ICE is partnering with Palantir to enhance surveillance on self-deportations and streamline deportation priorities, intensifying the ongoing immigration crackdown.