Trump administration still giving private health data to ICE, California and other states argue
By Bob Egelko
Published on March 30, 2026.
The Trump administration is reportedly violating a federal judge's order by sharing private information, including street addresses, of millions of low-income Americans with immigration officers during mass deportations. The judge had previously ordered the Department of Health and Human Services to stop providing data about recipients of Medicaid to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials. However, he later allowed disclosure of data about undocumented immigrants, who are eligible for Medicaid in California and some other states, while keeping the ban in place for others. California and 21 other Democratic-led states have urged the judge to enforce his order. The Department of Homeland Security, which includes ICE, responded by claiming it was responding to an immigration crisis caused by former President Joe Biden.
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