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SSA Employees Directed to Share Info with ICE, Sparks Outcry

2/16/2026

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The Social Security Administration (SSA) reportedly instructs employees to share beneficiary appointments with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
The directive, conveyed verbally to SSA offices, raises concerns about the agency's immigration-enforcement role.
Undocumented immigrants, though ineligible for benefits, pay payroll taxes to Social Security.
Democratic representatives criticized the move and urged Congress to end ICE's influence over the SSA, calling ICE's actions a 'secret police force' under President Donald Trump.

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Story summary

The Social Security Administration (SSA) reportedly instructs employees to share beneficiary appointments with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
The directive, conveyed verbally to SSA offices, raises concerns about the agency's immigration-enforcement role.
Undocumented immigrants, though ineligible for benefits, pay payroll taxes to Social Security.
Democratic representatives criticized the move and urged Congress to end ICE's influence over the SSA, calling ICE's actions a 'secret police force' under President Donald Trump.