US Edition20 states sue after the Trump administration releases private Medicaid data to deportation officials
- California and 19 states filed a lawsuit in California challenging the Trump administration's illegal transfer of Medicaid data to DHS.
- In mid-June, HHS transferred millions of Medicaid records to DHS without notice, claiming it was to reserve benefits for individuals lawfully entitled.
- Millions of Medicaid records, including personal identifiers and immigration status, were transferred from California, Illinois, Washington, and D.C., without notice, prompting lawsuits.
- The lawsuit warns that fear and confusion from data sharing may cause noncitizens to disenroll, risking increased morbidity, mortality, and loss of federal funds for states and hospitals.
- California and 19 states sue to block further Medicaid data sharing with DHS, demanding the destruction of already transferred data to prevent immigration enforcement use.
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California leads 20 states in suit against Trump admin over sharing of Medicaid data with DHS
The suit claimed that the "mass transfer of sensitive Medicaid data will cause a predictable chilling effect on individuals’ willingness to enroll in Medicaid programs for which they are legally eligible."
California Leads Another Attack On Trump Over Alleged "Anti-Immigrant Crusade" As Trump Tries Using Medicaid Data To Find, Catch Illegal Aliens - The American Tribune.com
California has launched another attack on the Trump Administration over its use of Medicaid data to aid the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in locating illegal immigrants, which Democrat Attorney General Rob Bonta claimed was a violation of federal law. For background, on July 1, 2025, California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced that he was taking the lead in a lawsuit against the Departmen…
States sue Trump admin for secretly sharing Medicaid data with ICE, DHS
A coalition of 20 states is suing the Trump administration, accusing it of illegally sharing the private health records of Medicaid recipients with federal immigration authorities. The lawsuit, filed Tuesday, July 1, in U.S. District Court, alleges the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services quietly gave the Department of Homeland Security access to millions of individuals’ sensitive medical and immigration data without notice, consent or l…
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