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June 5, 2026
Whistleblower Alleges Trump Team Planned to Declare Millions Dead
- Jeremiah Schofield, a former Social Security employee, alleges Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency planned to declare 2.7 million living people dead.
- The plan aimed to create hardship for immigrants, encouraging them to leave the U.S. voluntarily or seek government assistance, risking deportation.
- Administration officials deny the claims, asserting that no names were added to the Death Master File, while concerns about data misuse persist.
2 Sources
- Trump’s DOGE team wanted to declare nearly 3 million living people dead to help drive out migrants, whistleblower claimsJun 5, 2026 at 2:32 PM · Independent
- DOGE plan would have marked 2.7M living people as dead: WhistleblowerJun 6, 2026 at 12:24 AM · The Hill