ICE will soon have nation’s Medicaid data
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Federal immigration officials plan to use the nation's Medicaid database to "receive identity and location information on aliens."
The immigration agency will use Medicaid data to identify and locate people it believes are in the country unlawfully.
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Trump administration allows ICE to use Medicaid data for immigration enforcement as 20 states filed lawsuit claiming the transfer of health information violates federal laws.
The Trump administration is allowing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to access the personal information of Medicaid enrollees to assist them in catching illegal immigrants. ICE will now be able to access the home address and ethnicities,
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Three Democratic-led states that led the way in offering free health care to low-income people who are in the U.S. without legal permission are either limiting or ending the programs because of significant budget concerns.