Trump administration accused of violating court order by sharing #Medicaid data with #ICE:

A senior legal expert says a 'strong possibility' exists that #HHS and ICE violated the district court's ruling on Medicaid recipient data~

"More than a dozen Democratic-led states are...asking a judge to enforce the ruling."

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#USA #US #USpol #data #privacy
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https://thebradentontimes.com/stories/states-say-ice-pulled-medicaid-data-despite-court-order,191422
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https://www.rawstory.com/states-say-ice-pulled-medicaid-data-despite-court-order/
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https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-administration-accused-violating-court-order-sharing-medicaid-data-ice

States say ICE pulled Medicaid data despite court order

A coalition of 22 states told a federal court that the Trump administration appears to have violated a court order that limited the types of health data that could be shared with U.S. Immigration and …

The Bradenton Times

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Related (and so awful):

"For decades #Medicaid promised eligible immigrants they wouldn't share information with #immigration authorities..."

Not anymore.

Now they give data to #ICE who targets specific people:

"One former state Medicaid director (said) they received what they described as a highly unusual request from the federal government in summer 2025 — a list of mostly Latino-looking last names, with instructions to check only immigration status." 👀

#USA
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https://www.npr.org/2026/03/13/nx-s1-5737468/medicaid-immigration-ice-dhs-trump

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"...the sharing of #Medicaid enrollee data with #ICE will likely make immigrant families, including citizen children in those families, more reluctant to access health coverage and care and other programs and services" as it "exacerbates already heightened fears among immigrant families due to increased #immigration enforcement."

"The data sharing raises broader questions and concerns about data #privacy and protections, which may extend beyond immigrant families."

https://www.kff.org/immigrant-health/potential-implications-of-the-new-medicaid-data-sharing-agreement-between-cms-and-ice/

Potential Implications of the New Medicaid Data Sharing Agreement Between CMS and ICE   | KFF

This issue brief provides an overview of a new data sharing agreement for CMS to share Medicaid data with ICE and its potential implications for health care access and data privacy.

KFF