Schofield described one meeting in which a DOGE official revealed the goal of such a cruel plan: to make immigrants so miserable that they would self-deport or try to visit a Social Security office, where they could be arrested.

Not sure I follow how that works. Is he referring to naturalized citizens?

Somehow I think they want to do more than judt declare them dead.

Not surprising.

Words have never mattered to Republicans except as a weapon. If they could declare themselves dead to avoid consequences while still keeping their status and power, they’d do it in a heartbeat.