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Federal judge allows HHS to share Medicaid data with ICE
The ruling permits sharing six categories of basic Medicaid data with ICE for immigration enforcement while blocking sensitive health records, amid a legal challenge by 20 states.
- On Monday, U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria ruled that the Department of Health and Human Services may share basic Medicaid information with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, with the order effective Jan. 6.
- In July, 20 states including California sued to stop HHS transfers to DHS and ICE, arguing the moves violated privacy protections, and Judge Chhabria blocked the policy in August with a preliminary injunction.
- The judge limited disclosures to specific biographical and contact fields, barring personal health records while allowing citizenship, immigration status, address, phone number, date of birth and Medicaid ID, U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria ruled Monday.
- We are disappointed in the court's decision allowing for the sharing of some Medicaid data with ICE, the office of California Attorney General Rob Bonta said, and the order will stay until a final decision or 14 days after a new policy clarifies DHS data needs.
- Chhabria criticized HHS and CMS memos for failing to explain why broader data was needed, saying the agencies did not provide a compelling reason for exchanging medical information.
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In 2022 Democratic prosecutors filed a lawsuit to block this federal policy, which came into force again in 2025.
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