Article Title: US veterans affairs to share immigration data about non-citizen workers with ‘appropriate agencies’
Article Excerpt: "...A VA spokesperson confirmed to the Guardian that the department would share some of the data it is now gathering with other federal agencies, including for immigration enforcement purposes. “VA will share any adverse findings with the appropriate agencies to ensure anyone who is not authorized to be in the US is dealt with accordingly,” the spokesperson said, when asked if the VA would share the data with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The agency added: “No one who is not an illegal immigrant has anything to worry about.”...Top department officials, including the veterans affairs secretary, Doug Collins, are requiring VA offices across the country to turn over data on non-citizen “full-time and part-time employees, contractors, health professional trainees” and volunteers with the VA, according to the memo. "
Reference Source: www.theguardian.com
