>Immigrants in the US without legal status will be classified as dead as part of plans to stop them accessing benefits, it has been reported. >The White House wants to make Social Security numbers inoperable for migrants whom it wants to pressure to “self-deport” as Donald Trump continues his clampdown on what he claims is an epidemic of illegal immigration. >People who were legally admitted to the US under Joe Biden’s administration but have since had their temporary status revoked would be added to the Social Security Administration’s “death master list”, according to Reuters. >Without a Social Security number it is very difficult to get access to a current account or credit card. >Social Security numbers function as tax identification numbers in the US and are required to receive government benefits. >Critics of the plan say it would “debank” lawfully-admitted immigrants. . . [Archive](https://archive.today/2cWPV)