US senator calls veterans affairs’ data collection of non-citizen workers ‘thinly veiled effort to instill fear’
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US Senator Adam Schiff has criticized the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for collecting data on its non-citizen workforce, calling it a thinly veiled attempt to instill fear and conduct immigration enforcement. This follows a report revealing the VA's data-gathering operation, which includes employees, contractors, medical students, and volunteers. Schiff's concern echoes previous inquiries from over 50 members of Congress who requested detailed information about the VA's data collection and collaboration with ICE. The VA Secretary defended the review as a compliance exercise, but lawmakers argue that the VA's response failed to address concerns about targeting vetted employees and affiliates. Schiff is pressing for answers regarding the purpose and scope of the VA's data collection efforts.
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