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Doge gained access to sensitive data of migrant children, including reports of abuse (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 1 day ago by pelespirit to c/politics

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Unlike other systems that Doge has accessed, two former HHS officials say, the UAC portal contains no financial or employee records and is intended to be a means of tracking unaccompanied children to provide them with care. The portal’s data is highly sensitive because the children’s case files may include reports of trauma such as physical or sexual abuse, and because the data could be used for immigration enforcement purposes.

“I certainly would be concerned about Doge access to the portal – why it was used, which child information was accessed and for what purpose? Were mental health records accessed?” former HHS official Jen Smyers said. “These are the most vulnerable children in their most vulnerable moments.”

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

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.

Kyle Schutt, a 38-year-old software engineer turned Doge staffer, was granted access on 21 March to the UAC portal, according to a discovery document from 29 March filed in a District of Columbia court.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Kyle Schutt has 2 current jobs as CTO at Revv Fundraising and Co-Founder at KAMM. Additionally, Kyle Schutt has had 1 past job as the Software Engineer at Noblis.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

Kyle Schutt should given a choice between exile or execution.

[–] pelespirit 2 points 1 day ago

Why do they want these records, fr?