Trump officials 'conspiring to illegally intimidate' non-citizens via new VA report, lawmakers say

Source: The Guardian

Fri 12 Dec 2025 05.00 EST
Last modified on Fri 12 Dec 2025 05.44 EST


More than 20 members of Congress are demanding answers from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and homeland security officials after the Guardian revealed the VA is compiling a report on all non-US citizens “employed by or affiliated with” the government agency that will then be shared with other federal agencies, including immigration authorities.

The lawmakers, led by Illinois congresswoman Delia Ramirez – along with congressman Mark Takano of California and US senator Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut, the top Democrats on the House and Senate veterans affairs committees – have written a group letter to be sent to the VA secretary, Doug Collins, and the secretary of homeland security, Kristi Noem, on Friday.

The letter, shared with the Guardian, said the report, to be finalized this month, will “seed fear in noncitizens who perform duties in service to our nation’s veterans” during a time when the Trump administration is aggressively arresting, detaining and deporting thousands of immigrants in communities nationwide.

Other co-signers of the letter include US senator Tammy Duckworth, of Illinois, California congressman Robert Garcia, the ranking member of the House oversight committee, Texas congressman Greg Casar, chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus and Washington congresswoman Pramila Jayapal, ranking member of the House judiciary subcommittee on immigration integrity, security, and enforcement.

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/12/veterans-affairs-homeland-security-data-report