A whistleblower report filed with the U.S. Senate alleges that the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) proposed classifying nearly 3 million living people as deceased to pressure illegal immigrants to leave the United States. The plan would have effectively erased individuals from the American financial system by adding them to the Social Security Administration’s “Death Master File.”
- Proposed Action: Declaring nearly 3 million living people dead.
- Primary Target: Undocumented immigrants.
- Mechanism: Insertion into the Social Security Administration’s Death Master File.
- Collateral Risk: The plan reportedly included some U.S. citizens.
- Source: Whistleblower report filed with two Senate committees.
How the “Death Master File” Would Have Been Used
The proposed strategy focused on the Social Security Administration’s database of deceased individuals. By listing living people as dead, the administration aimed to trigger a systemic collapse of their legal and financial existence within the U.S.
According to the report, this action would have deleted targeted individuals from the American financial system. This “financial erasure” would have jeopardized their ability to access wages, receive government benefits, and utilize basic banking services, creating an untenable living situation designed to drive migrants out of the country.
Whistleblower Allegations and Senate Inquiry
The details of the plan emerged through a lengthy whistleblower report submitted to two Senate committees. The report was filed by Jeremiah Schofield, a former long-term employee of the Social Security Administration who left his position last year.
Schofield’s disclosures, which were reported by The Washington Post, highlight a significant intersection between immigration enforcement and civil rights. The report suggests that the scope of the plan was broad enough to catch non-targets, potentially placing U.S. citizens into the death registry alongside undocumented immigrants.
Implementation Status and Official Response
Despite the scale of the proposal, government officials maintain that the plan was never put into practice. While the report outlines the intent and the mechanism for the mass classification of “living dead” individuals, officials state the effort never went into effect.
