A person has a sign during a demonstration against the cuts made by the administration of the American president Donald Trump to the Social Security Administration, in White Plains, New York, United States, March 22, 2025.
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A federal judge again blocked staff members of the government's Ministry of Efficiency, operating within the social security administration, access sensitive personal data of millions of Americans.
American district judge Ellen Lipton Hollander granted A preliminary injunction to block the so-called access to access to access to sensitive personal data stored by the agency. Consequently, DOGE will have to comply with certain legal requirements when accessing SSA data. The order applies specifically to SSA employees who work on the agenda.
The trial was brought by the American state, county and municipal employees; AFL-CIO; American Federation of Teachers and Alliance for Retired Americans.
They are represented by the national organization of democracy of democracy.
The complainants argue that Doge's actions violate the law on privacy, the law on social security, the internal law of the income code and the administrative procedure.
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The defendants in the case include the Social Security Administration; The acting commissioner of the agency Leland Dudek; Michael Russo, Director of Information for the SSA and / or his successor; Elon Musk, principal advisor to the president, and acting administrator Amy Gleason.
The order blocks the agency and its agents and employees to grant access to systems containing personally identifiable information, in particular social security numbers, medical files, mental health files, payment files for employers and employees, employee profits, addresses, banking files, tax information and family court files.
DOGE and its affiliates must also disgorge and delete all information not anonymized personally identifiable in their possession or control since January 20, according to the order. It is also prohibited to install software on social security administration systems and must delete any software installed since January 20, the order indicates. In addition, defendants are prevented from accessing, modifying or disclosing the agency's computer or software code.
“The court's decision sends a clear message: no one can get around the law to make a descent for government data systems for their own ends,” said Skye Perryman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Democracy Forward, in a statement.
“We will continue to work with our partners to guarantee that Doge's implementation is permanently and that the rights of people are protected,” said Perryman.
The injunction allows DOGE staff to access the data that has been exploded or stripped of something personally identifiable, if they follow training and checks of the history.
A temporary prohibition orderwho was issuing By Hollander on March 20, is released and replaced by this order. The Trump administration had Has appealed without success the temporary prohibition order.
“We are going to appeal this decision and expect an ultimate victory on the issue,” said White House spokesperson Elizabeth Huston, in an email statement. “The American people have given President Trump a clear mandate to uproot waste, fraud and abuses through the federal government. The Trump administration will continue to fight the mandate.”
The Social Security Administration did not respond to the request for CNBC comments.
