Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, left, and Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump attend a campaign event at the Butler Farm Show, Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024, in Butler, Pa. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon).
The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) just got permission to scour an online system with highly sensitive immigration case data — including names, addresses and records of immigrant interactions with law enforcement — from President Donald Trump’s Justice Department, according to a report.
Elon Musk’s “major reform” effort was allegedly granted access to the Executive Office for Immigration Review’s Courts and Appeals System, or ECAS, by senior DOJ officials after a group of DOGE “advisors” requested permission, according to government documents obtained by The Washington Post.
DOJ staffers have reportedly been told that DOGE will be picking through the ECAS accounts with help from a private equity firm that has been linked to Musk and several of its members. At least six DOGE “advisors” have been given access, the Post reports.
