By Elizabeth Weibel 15 Apr 2025

Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is reportedly cross-checking federal data to prevent illegal aliens from receiving housing and employment benefits, according to a recent report.

DOGE’s effort is backed by President Donald Trump, who signed a Presidential Memorandum on Tuesday that aims to prevent illegal aliens “and other ineligible people” from being able to receive Social Security Act benefits. A White House fact sheet explains that the memorandum “directs the administration to ensure ineligible aliens are not receiving funds from Social Security Act programs.”

The fact sheet added that the Presidential Memorandum from Trump “expands the Social Security Administration’s (SSA’s) fraud prosecutor program to at least 50 U.S. Attorney Offices and establishes a Medicare and Medicaid fraud-prosecution program in 15 U.S. Attorney Offices.”

“The Memorandum requires the SSA Inspector General to investigate earnings reports for individuals aged 100 or older with mismatched SSA records, to combat identity theft,” the fact sheet continued.

Trump’s recent Presidential Memorandum comes as “affiliates” from DOGE are reportedly “looking to kick out existing mixed-status households,” in an effort “to ensure that undocumented immigrants do not benefit from public programs,” according to the Washington Post.

The outlet noted that while “the White House did not reply to a request for comment,” a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) official explained that the “government is finally doing what it should have all along: sharing information across the federal government to solve problems.”