It states quite clearly what and why the SSA will share with ICE DHS.
Nonviolent crimes or criminal activity in other similar government benefit programs (cont.)
| Requester/reason for request – To identify and locate aliens (Immigration must certify that persons of inquiries are aliens and not U.S. Citizens.c) |
Personal information SSA discloses SSN and nontax return information. |
And if the average Citizen finds things hard to figure out...
Several possible reasons exist for the inconsistent application of SSA’s disclosure policy. Although our survey showed that most SSA field offices receive requests for information from law enforcement, SSA field officials we spoke with said that they do not receive requests frequently. For example, several officials told us that they received fewer than 10 requests in 2002. Because requests are infrequent, staff must often consult the policy to help them to respond properly. However, many staff members consider the policy confusing. For example, one field office manager said that, “We have doubts as to what information should be provided to U.S. Border Patrol.” Similarly, a manager in another field office said, “SSA[‘s] disclosure policy should be written in “Plain English” to make it easy to understand by all readers.” A different field office manager commented, “[SSA’s] Disclosure policy is still frequently confusing for much of our staff.” This lack of clarity leads to confusion about what should be disclosed. For example, one manager said, “[SSA’s policy] is quite confusing. It’s hard to know what you can disclose.” Another manager commented, “I think the policy should be clearer than it is. There’s too much…’if this, then that, but not this and so on.’”
It isn't amazing any more.