Why were 6.3K migrants moved to Social Security’s ‘death’ list?

More than 6,300 migrants who are authorized to work in the United States have been moved to a Social Security Administration list of people who have died after officials deemed them to pose security threats or as wanted by federal law enforcement agencies.

A White House official confirmed to NewsNation that the immigrants who were transferred to the SSA’s Ineligible Master File (previously known as the Death Master File) were found by the Department of Homeland Security to be on the terrorist watch list or to have FBI criminal records. All of those moved to the list entered the United States illegally during the Biden administration, the official stated.

As of April 8, those on the list lost their temporary parole from Customs and Border Protection, making them ineligible to obtain work authorization or receive benefits such as unemployment payments, college loans or Medicaid, the official said.