Amid Crackdown Fears, Mass. Undocumented Immigrants Seem to Be Still Getting Driver’s Licenses

Amid crackdown fears, Mass. undocumented immigrants seem to be still getting driver’s licenses

Experts say undocumented immigrants are in a bind. They can get a driver’s license to avoid criminal charges for driving without one, but that comes with what now feels like a risk under the Trump administration: sharing personal information with a government agency.

CMS launches initiative to crack down on Medicaid funding for undocumented immigrants

CMS is launching a series of reviews to crack down on federal Medicaid funds going to cover those unlawfully present in the country and is planning to recoup any affected federal funds. Federal law has barred Medicaid funding for undocumented immigrants — in most cases — since 1996 “but some states have pushed the boundaries, putting taxpayers on the hook for benefits that are not allowed,” CMS wrote in a press release on the initiatives. Letter…