DEVELOPING: Trump Admin's Personal Data Merger Plan Faces Urgent Court Challenge

BREAKING NEWS Trump Admin's Personal Data Merger Plan Faces Urgent Court Challenge A federal class action lawsuit has been filed against the Trump administration, alleging that its efforts to merge personal data from various federal agencies have violated federal privacy laws and put sensitive information at risk of security breaches. The lawsuit, filed Tuesday, targets the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Government Efficiency team, accusing them of working to create "national data banks" that would aggregate data on hundreds of millions of Americans. The suit claims this effort is a direct violation of the Privacy Act and could lead to voter disenfranchisement. The lawsuit comes after reports emerged earlier this year that Trump officials had copied millions of Social Security numbers from government databases. This latest development marks a significant escalation in the controversy surrounding the administration's data collection efforts. The Department of Homeland Security has been working on the data merger plan, with Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem at its helm. The plan aims to create a centralized database containing personal information from various federal agencies, including Social Security numbers, driver's licenses, and passport information. This is a developing story, and further details are expected to emerge in the coming hours and days as court proceedings unfold. *This is a developing story. Updates will be provided as more information becomes available. Based on reporting from Npr.*