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The issuance of Social Security numbers to noncitizens, primarily through the Enumeration Beyond Entry program, and allegations of widespread fraud.
The short answer is no: (SSNs) are not reserved only for citizens; the issues SSNs to U.S. citizens and to certain noncitizens who meet eligibility and documentation rules—most commonly noncitizens wh...
for using a false Social Security number hinges not on a single “no‑match” notice but on whether the employer has actual or constructive knowledge the worker is unauthorized to work or has admitted fa...
Available reporting does not show a verified count of noncitizens who actually received Social Security cash benefits in 2023 or 2024; what the news coverage documents instead is a large increase in t...
No. There is no evidence in the reporting reviewed that the has published an audited, agency-verified count of benefit terminations broken down by citizenship or immigration status; SSA’s own records ...
The Social Security system is built on statutory trust funds and a web of legal rules that make unilateral presidential diversion of those funds into unrelated programs legally constrained: trust fund...
or card can trigger a range of federal criminal penalties — from misdemeanors with small fines and up to one year in jail to felony charges carrying multi‑year prison terms, substantial fines, restitu...
There is no reporting in the provided sources that documents state agencies intentionally distributing Social Security numbers to noncitizens between 2019 and 2024; instead, the available audits and i...
Public records show a sharp rise in Social Security numbers (SSNs) issued to noncitizens in recent years—roughly 590,000 in fiscal year 2022 and about 964,000 in 2023, with reporting around 1 million ...
Public reporting compiled from Social Security Administration (SSA) program counts and media coverage shows roughly 3.9–4.0 million Social Security numbers (SSNs) were issued to non‑citizens during th...