The Trump administration intends to provide federal immigration officials with personal data of 79 million Medicaid recipients, including social security numbers and home addresses. This data will help Immigration and Customs Enforcement locate suspected undocumented immigrants. The move has raised alarm among immigrant communities and privacy advocates due to potential violations of federal privacy laws. Critics argue that the sharing of sensitive health information contravenes long-established healthcare policies, prompting concerns about the ethical implications and legal challenges that may arise from this decision.
ICE will use the CMS data to allow ICE to receive identity and location information on aliens identified by ICE.
The plan, which has not been announced publicly, is the latest step by the Trump administration to gather sensitive information about people living in the U.S.
Critics have sounded the alarm ever since the Trump administration directed the CMS last month to send the DHS personal information on Medicaid enrollees.
California Senators Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff warned last month of potential violations of federal privacy laws as Trump officials made plans to share personal health data.
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