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Trump Administration Lists 6,000 Latino Immigrants as ‘Dead’ So They Will ‘Self-Deport’
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- The Trump administration has entered the names of over 6,300 mostly Latino immigrants into the Social Security Administration’s “Death Master File” database, rendering them ineligible for benefits
- The latest move was created to “remove the monetary incentive for illegal aliens to come and stay, we will encourage them to self-deport,” Elizabeth Huston, a White House spokeswoman, said
- The administration will target 92,000 undocumented immigrants who have a criminal conviction on the death database next, a White House official said
The Social Security Administration has entered the names of over 6,300 mostly Latino immigrants into a database that tracks people who have died, according to The New York Times, The Washington Post and CBS News.
The Trump administration is targeting immigrants who have Social Security numbers but have lost their legal status in the U.S. — including those who entered under former President Joe Biden’s temporary work programs. This prevents those impacted from being able to receive Medicaid, Medicare, unemployment insurance, federal loans or other benefits.
President Donald Trump “promised mass deportations and by removing the monetary incentive for illegal aliens to come and stay, we will encourage them to self-deport,” Elizabeth Huston, a White House spokeswoman, said in a statement, per The Washington Post. “He is delivering on his promise he made to the American people.”
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi L. Noem requested that the federal agency put pressure on undocumented immigrants to leave the country. More specifically, Noem and Leland Dudek, the acting Social Security commissioner, signed two memorandums of agreement on Monday, April 7, per The Washington Post.
Now, under the Social Security Act, the administration has named living immigrants in the “Death Master File” for national security reasons, an official said, per The Washington Post. The “Death Master File” database has records of more than 85 million deaths dating back to 1936.
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An agency employee said that once listed as deceased in the database, their Social Security benefits would immediately terminate, and ultimately, would make them unidentifiable and cause problems with employment.
It will also permit the Commerce Department to mistakenly report that the immigrants have died on their own death database. As a result, it will lead institutions to sever relationships with listed immigrants, and not be included on lists to banks, mortgage companies and employers.
Twenty-two people listed in the 6,300 are receiving student loans, 41 are collecting unemployment insurance and 1,000 are collecting benefits through Medicaid, a White House official said, per The Washington Post.
This newly announced tactic adheres to the Trump administration’s aggressive campaign to force undocumented immigrants out of the U.S. A White House official told The Washington Post that the administration will next target 92,000 undocumented immigrants who have a criminal conviction on the death database, and then eventually add undocumented immigrants without criminal histories.
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The recent developments follow Elon Musk‘s efforts with the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to implement major changes at the Social Security Administration.
Musk has previously said that Social Security is a “Ponzi scheme.” He claimed in a Fox Business interview on March 10 that “there’s a massive amount of fraud of, basically, people submitting Social Security numbers for Social Security benefits, unemployment, Small Business Administration loans and medical care.” The billionaire entrepreneur added, “We’re trying to put a stop to all of that.”
“If you want to know what DOGE is doing at Social Security, this is it,” a White House official said, per The Washington Post.
It follows the Tuesday, April 8, agreement between Homeland Security and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), in which the IRS will give tax data it maintains for undocumented immigrants to Homeland Security.
Additionally, last week, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services gave the Social Security Administration a database of 800,000 people with final deportation orders.
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A representative for the Social Security Administration did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for more information on Thursday.
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Jim Belushi’s Oregon ranch is his ‘spiritual’ sanctuary with sweat lodge, roaming cattle

Jim Belushi has it all: success in a decades-long career, legions of friends in high and low places, and a sweat lodge on his Oregon ranch.
The host of the A&E series “K9 PD with Jim Belushi” exclusively told Fox News Digital that his “sanctuary” up north is not only an idyllic retreat for him, but also serves as an incredibly “spiritual” haven.
“I love Oregon, it’s a beautiful property,” Belushi explained of his ranch, which is also featured on a reality series about his cannabis farm. “I’ve got a sweat lodge. I built a sweat lodge there. They do all kinds of little ceremonial Native American practices.”
Belushi, 71, planted roots in the southern part of the state nearly two decades ago.
“There’s 50 cows on my property right now that just had 50 calves, and it’s the cutest thing I’ve ever seen. These little calves running around chasing each other,” Belushi said. “Actually, last night, I got video of it.
“They broke down the fence and came over to my place. They’re going, ‘Where’s Jim?’ So I had 60, 70 cows in my front yard. They wrangled them up and put them back in the fenced area.”
He added, “It’s beautiful. Very nice people up there. It’s a beautiful, beautiful place.”
While Belushi faces unique challenges on his farm, working with animals isn’t something he’s afraid of. The comedy giant starred as detective Michael Dooley who was paired with police dog Jerry Lee in the 1989 classic, “K-9.”
Two years later, he played a homeless con artist who caught a break with a rich lawyer, thanks in part to the antics of his orphaned daughter in the John Hughes classic, “Curly Sue.”
“There’s an old saying that goes don’t work with dogs and don’t work with children,” Belushi chuckled. “And I did ‘K9’ and ‘Curly Sue.’ What’s different about working with dogs is what you hope every other actor has – the ability to be extremely present.”
He added, “When you’re extremely present, spontaneity happens, and that’s when you capture the magic.
“There was a moment in ‘K9’ where I was on the couch, and I was leaning in for my first kiss of the girl and the dog was there, and he took his paw and pushed my head down. That wasn’t planned, he wasn’t trained to do that.
“The cameras were rolling and all I kept thinking as my head went down was, ‘I hope there’s no hair in the film, I hope nobody blew this take,’ because it just was a magic moment.”
Belushi noted that children have a similar presence while working in front of the camera.
“They don’t know the difference between the rolling and cut and action,” he said. “So you gotta be – I’m trained as an improvisational actor, so it helps. You just gotta be in the moment with dogs and react sincerely in that moment.”
He added, “By the way, that’s why they don’t want you to work with children or dogs because the moment that is the most present is the moment that’s the most vulnerable, and vulnerability wins the scene.”
Belushi’s latest endeavor, hosting “K9 PD with Jim Belushi” – which follows officers and their K-9 counterparts in the field with bodycam, dash and drone footage – only amplified his love for animals and the unsung heroes in law enforcement.
“When I did the ‘K-9’ movies, I did ride-alongs, quite a few, in LA, San Diego,” Belushi said. “I went to the academy and worked with the handlers and the dogs and watched training, participated in the training.
“The thing that excited me the most about the ability to do this movie was the relationship that this man or woman had with that animal. It was way beyond having a little small dog and so cute and laying on my lap. They protected each other and they both felt it and knew it.”
He added, “The bond is hard to articulate, but it is really deep. And they take these guys home. And that dog becomes part of their family, and that dog protects that family, and that protects that officer. Not on the street, they’re protecting everybody, including the bad guy. To me, that’s what was the most interesting thing is the relationship between the handler and their animal. It runs really deep.”
As an avid fan of action and adventure, Belushi was excited to host the A&E reality series.
“It’s visceral. You’ve got drama, you’ve got a little humor in it, but you really have that warmth between the handler,” Belushi said. “They are in moments of life and death always, and how they care for each other, protect each other — It’s beautiful to watch.”
He added, “This piece of that relationship between the canine and the canine’s officer. I mean, that is what attracted me … And the action. I’m an action guy. I love action.”
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Brooks Nader and Taron Egerton kiss during LA date night

Brooks Nader and Taron Egerton once again couldn’t keep their hands off each other during a date night in Santa Monica.
The pair was pictured on Sunday wrapping their arms around each other for a passionate kiss. Nader wore a white tank top and gray sweatpants for the casual outing, while Egerton rocked beige cargo pants and a black T-shirt.
Both wore dark colored ball caps for the spring outing, during which they were also spotted affectionately holding hands. In other photos, they appeared to be chatting while standing on a porch in the iconic beach city.
Reps for Egerton and the “Baywatch” bombshell did not immediately respond to Page Six’s requests for comment.
Also on Sunday evening, the duo stepped out for dinner at celeb hotspot Giorgio Baldi, with Nader slipping into a little red dress with a leather jacket, and Egerton wearing jeans and a white T-shirt, which he layered with a jacket.
At one point, they were seen leaving the establishment with Brooks’ sister, Sarah Jane Nader.
The duo was also seen packing on the PDA on Saturday evening in Santa Monica, with the model, 29, again donning a white cropped tank top, which she paired with oversized jeans and a belt.
Egerton wore a beige button-down shirt and gray slacks with black sneakers for the outing.
They were seen arriving at Italian steakhouse Capo before walking arm in arm to iconic oceanside hotel Shutters on the Beach.
The pair enjoyed drinks by the patio bar before taking a stroll. Later, the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit model and the “Kingsman” star were snapped kissing while cuddling on a wicker loveseat.
Prior to that, the pair was seen taking in “Project Hail Mary” in Los Angeles on Friday. Over the weekend, an insider divulged to Page Six that Nader and the “Rocket Man” star, 36, are officially dating.
“It wasn’t their first date,” the source told us. “They have known each other for some time.”
Nader previously wed Bill Haire, whom she divorced in 2024 after four years of marriage.
She’s also been linked to NFL star Tom Brady, Oscar winner Kevin Costner and “Dancing With the Stars” partner Gleb Savchenko, among others.
Egerton, meanwhile, has dated “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” actress Chloe Bennet, as well as assistant director Emily Thomas.
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Roseanne Barr reveals heart issue, fears she’ll die during surgery

Roseanne Barr received a stark diagnosis — a “damaged” heart — a warning that left her fearing she could “die on the surgery table.”
Barr, 73, opened up about her health while talking about the “ponytail facelift” she wanted to get.
“This doctor says I have to go get my heart checked out because it’s damaged,” the actress said during an appearance on her podcast, “The Roseanne Barr Podcast.” “So now I’m so pissed. Because I’m like, I need a new doctor.”
“He’s always sending me to other doctors to check me out,” she added. “And I’m like, why do I have to go find something wrong when nothing’s wrong and then get in shape just so I can have surgery and die on the surgery table?”
Barr doubled down, saying the prospect of surgery didn’t make sense to her.
“I mean, it doesn’t make any sense,” she said. “I would rather not get ready for any sort of surgery ever again in my life and just, you know, get a heart attack or a stroke and then just be put into the home. What do they call that place? Hospice.”
The candid remarks offered a glimpse into her mindset on aging and end-of-life care, a contrast to the more grounded, day-to-day life she’s built in recent years. Barr opened up about her move to Texas and the joys she’s experienced since making the lifestyle change and being outdoors in a recent interview with Fox News Digital.
Although it has been a “dream come true” for the “Roseanne Barr is America” star, Barr shared that while mowing her property, her tractor fell on top of her and trapped her underneath the weight of the machine.
“I’m doing a lot of mowing. I’ve got a really fantastic tractor out here, and I’m mowing. The only problem is I don’t clear the trees quite as good as I should, and I’m always hitting a tree and knocking it over, and it always hits me in the head.
“So, I’ve had several injuries recently. I had this one tree … I knocked it and a great big old branch fell right on my head and trapped me in my tractor,” Barr said. “So I knew I had to get out of there, and it weighed about a hundred pounds.”
Barr explained that it took her an hour to move the tree “inch by inch” before she was able to flip it over.
Ahead of the release of the documentary, “Roseanne Barr is America,” in 2025, Barr told Fox News Digital that her life is a representation of the American experience.
“I went from poverty to wealth through comedy. That’s a typical Jewish-American experience in my generation and a few other generations for minority people that are funny. I think it’s typical, you know,” she said.
A stand-up comic turned household name, Barr skyrocketed to fame with her hit ABC sitcom “Roseanne.” In 2018, Barr was essentially canceled after tweeting a racist remark about Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett.
Barr faced an onslaught of backlash for the tweet, leading to smears from her co-stars and ABC canceling the revival of her hit namesake show “Roseanne,” instead televising the spin-off series “The Conners.”
The comedian admitted she doesn’t keep in touch with any of her former co-stars.
“No, I’m not friends with none of them,” Barr told Fox News Digital. “They’re all in the past. I have pleasant memories of what fun we had — wish them all the best. And no, we don’t talk. I’ve moved on from that horrendous ending and chapter of my life, but you know, I don’t hold any bitterness or nothing to them, but my God, what fun we had on that show.
“And I was sorry they f—ed it all up with their greed and ridiculous stupidity to f— all that up. F— them, but I wish them well,” she said.
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