Students sue Department of Education to halt DOGE access to data

A group of California college students sued the Department of Education on Friday, alleging that Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, illegally accessed confidential student data.

The lawsuit, filed by the University of California Student Association in federal court, accuses DOGE of violating privacy laws by infiltrating the agency’s financial aid systems. The students are represented by Public Citizen, a left-leaning advocacy group that argues DOGE’s access to the personal data of more than 42 million borrowers threatens privacy protections under federal law.