Whistleblower shares Trump admin plan to erase 2.7M living people from Social Security

Jeremiah Schofield, a 25-year Social Security Administration veteran, disclosed that the Trump administration planned to classify 2.7 million living people — including U.S. citizens, legal permanent residents, and teenagers — as dead using the agency's Death Master File. The database, used by banks and government agencies to verify living status, would effectively erase targets from the financial system, cutting off access to wages, bank accounts, credit, housing, and insurance. Schofield refused to implement the plan after agency lawyers warned it violated federal law and then filed a 49-page whistleblower disclosure with Senate committees. After examining a sample of 25 people — all confirmed alive — Schofield learned from Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, official Jon Koval that the goal was forcing self-deportation or arrest when people sought help at Social Security offices. The administration had already added 6,100 immigrants to the Death Master File.When officials questioned the terminology, the agency simply renamed it to ineligible. Schofield remained silent for months due to retaliation fears before coming forward.I don't think that it's right that they do this to us, he said. I think that we need to stand up for each other in this time.Watch the video below. Your browser does not support the video tag.