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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Nick Robins-Early

Doge gained access to sensitive data of migrant children, including reports of abuse

Two small children curl together on a pink blanket on a grey mattress on a concrete floor
Children sleep on the floor of the Amar migrant shelter in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, in 2019. Photograph: Marco Ugarte/AP

A member of Elon Musk’s unofficial “department of government efficiency” gained access to a government system that contains the personal data of unaccompanied immigrant children, according to a recent court filing.

The database, called the Unaccompanied Alien Children portal (UAC), contains extremely detailed information about thousands of minors who enter the United States alone, including individual children’s mental health and therapy records, as well as immigration records, photos and addresses of their family members.

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