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Social Security Administration Shifts Data Sharing Policy with ICE

2/13/2026

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The Social Security Administration (SSA) has instructed staff, verbally, to share information about appointments with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
The directive signals a shift in collaboration between the SSA and Department of Homeland Security (DHS), contrasting with the agency's history of sharing data with law enforcement only under strict protocols.
Critics, including former SSA commissioner Leland Dudek, say the policy undermines the SSA's safe-space role and could erode trust.

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Story summary

The Social Security Administration (SSA) has instructed staff, verbally, to share information about appointments with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
The directive signals a shift in collaboration between the SSA and Department of Homeland Security (DHS), contrasting with the agency's history of sharing data with law enforcement only under strict protocols.
Critics, including former SSA commissioner Leland Dudek, say the policy undermines the SSA's safe-space role and could erode trust.