Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) official Antonio Gracias reveals startling findings about migrants' access to federal benefits and voter registration during his tenure.
According to Breitbart, the DOGE investigation uncovered that millions of migrants who entered the United States during Biden's presidency have obtained Social Security numbers, with 1.3 million currently receiving Medicaid benefits and thousands appearing on voter rolls in multiple states.
The investigation exposed a streamlined process where migrants who received Notices to Appear (NTAs) could secure Social Security numbers without interviews or proper identification verification. DOGE chief Elon Musk supported these findings, highlighting the unprecedented scale of documentation being issued to newly arrived migrants.
The systematic pathway to obtaining Social Security numbers begins when Border Patrol issues Notices to Appear.
These documents grant migrants quasi-legal status while they await court dates, which average six years. During this waiting period, migrants can submit asylum applications without interviews.
DOGE official Gracias described how the process unfolds through a series of form submissions. Once migrants file Form 765 for work authorization, they automatically receive Form 766 and a Social Security card in the mail. The investigation revealed that approximately 25% of reviewed migrants had no fingerprint records from their border crossing.
The lack of proper identification verification has raised concerns about national security. Some individuals who received benefits were found to match entries on the federal government's Terrorist Watch List.
The DOGE investigation revealed widespread enrollment in various state benefit programs. The 1.3 million migrants currently receiving Medicaid represent only the beginning of a growing trend, according to officials.
Gracias, who previously donated to Democratic causes, expressed alarm at discovering thousands of migrants registered to vote in certain states. He noted evidence of actual voting participation in the 2024 presidential election, though specific numbers were not disclosed.
The investigation's scope remains limited to a small sample of states, suggesting the actual numbers could be significantly higher. DOGE estimates exclude an additional 7.8 million undocumented individuals known to Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Gracias drew parallels between current migration patterns and historical demographic shifts in California. He referenced how previous immigration policies affected the state's political landscape:
[Border Patrol] was giving people at times Notices to Appear [NTAs], and what that allows you to do is come in the country and then you're scheduled a court date like six years out. So now you're in the country with some quasi-legal status, you're waiting for your court date, while you're waiting for your court date — six years is the average by the way, it could be longer than that — you can fill out an asylum application, so without an interview, just an application.
The DOGE official further elaborated on the potential long-term consequences:
We looked at voter rolls and we found that thousands are registered to vote in friendly states. And we looked even further in those friendly states and found that many of those people had actually voted. It was shocking to us. If I hadn't seen this with my own eyes, I wouldn't believe it … it is shockingly bad.
The Department of Government Efficiency conducted a comprehensive investigation into migrant access to federal benefits and voter registration under Biden's administration. Their findings revealed systematic issues in documentation verification and benefit distribution, with 1.3 million migrants receiving Medicaid and thousands appearing on voter rolls. The investigation's limited scope suggests these numbers represent only a fraction of the total impact, as millions more undocumented individuals remain unaccounted for in the analysis.
