diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/verify_student/migrations/0017_cleanup_retired_manualverification.py b/lms/djangoapps/verify_student/migrations/0017_cleanup_retired_manualverification.py
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+# Generated by Django 5.2.15 on 2026-07-24 06:03
+
+from django.conf import settings
+from django.db import migrations
+
+
+def cleanup_retired_manual_verifications(apps, schema_editor):
+    """
+    Clear PII, then delete manual verification rows for retired users.
+    """
+    if not getattr(settings, "REDACT_MANUAL_VERIFICATION_HISTORICAL_PII", False):
+        return
+
+    db_alias = schema_editor.connection.alias
+    ManualVerification = apps.get_model('verify_student', 'ManualVerification')
+
+    retired_records = ManualVerification.objects.using(db_alias).filter(
+        user__userretirementrequest__isnull=False,
+    )
+
+    # Clear PII, then delete matching records to take care of any soft delete setup in downstream systems.
+    retired_records.update(name='')
+    retired_records.delete()
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ("verify_student", "0016_remove_verificationattempt_created_and_more"),
+        ("user_api", "0003_userretirementrequest"),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.RunPython(
+            cleanup_retired_manual_verifications,
+            reverse_code=migrations.RunPython.noop,
+        ),
+    ]