Day 79
April 8, 2025
3 incidents
- Major Abuse of Power Corruption & Self-Dealing
SSA falsely lists 6,000+ living immigrants as deceased
The Social Security Administration falsely lists more than 6,000 living immigrants as deceased in its records, effectively cutting off their benefits and legal status. The errors are linked to data-matching operations conducted during the period of DOGE access to SSA systems.
From: DOGE Employees Matched Social Security Data with Voter Rolls to Pursue Voter Fraud Claims
- Major Abuse of Power Federal Dismantlement
Supreme Court sides with administration on probationary firings
The Supreme Court stays the Northern California district court injunction that had required reinstatement of 16,000 probationary employees, holding that the nonprofit plaintiffs' allegations were insufficient to support standing; it did not rule on the legality of the firings. The next day, an appeals court rules similarly in the Maryland case, effectively allowing the administration to proceed with the firings.
From: DOGE-Directed Mass Firings and Forced Resignations of Federal Workers
- Major Abuse of Power Press Freedom
Preliminary injunction for the AP
Judge Trevor McFadden rules the White House must lift its access restrictions on the AP while the lawsuit proceeds.
From: Second-Term Press Attacks: AP Barred From Press Pool, Pool Access Restricted