Revealed: US veterans affairs to share immigration data about non-citizen workers with 'appropriate agencies'

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Source: The Guardian

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is in the process of creating an urgent and massive new internal database of non-US citizens who are “employed or affiliated” with the government department, a sensitive memo leaked to the Guardian has revealed – prompting alarm within the sprawling agency over a potential immigration crackdown.

A VA spokesperson confirmed to the Guardian that the department would share some of the data it is now gathering with other federal agencies, including for immigration enforcement purposes.

“VA will share any adverse findings with the appropriate agencies to ensure anyone who is not authorized to be in the US is dealt with accordingly,” the spokesperson said, when asked if the VA would share the data with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

The agency added: “No one who is not an illegal immigrant has anything to worry about.”

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/03/us-veterans-affairs-database-immigration

[BaronChocula]

1. "No one who is not an illegal immigrant has anything to worry about."

I would have added "But what people should be worried about is the idea of U.S. agencies handing over any random information willy-nilly on categories of employees based, in this case on country of origin." What will be in the next request they agree to?