WASHINGTON — Angus King is backing legislation to stop the Trump Administration from using the private information of DREAMers to hunt them down.
The Maine independent has joined a group of Senate Democrats to cosponsor the Protect DREAMer Confidentiality Act, which would block Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and other law enforcement agencies from accessing personal data—like taxpayer filings and health records—provided by undocumented immigrants as part of their Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) applications. The move comes amid revelations that the Trump Administration has begun sharing Medicaid, IRS, and USCIS data with ICE and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to further its mass deportation campaign.