[Terabitten]

Those stopped getting sent through the mail due to theft and fraud. You have to go to an SS office to get one.

Sorry, but that's completely incorrect. SSA offices were closed to the public for almost two years due to COVID, and all requests for an SSA card were done through the mail, except in very specific circumstances.

[Spktyr]

I believe that policy has gone back to normal now, though.