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20 states sue after the Trump administration releases private Medicaid data to deportation officials
CALIFORNIA, JUL 2 – California leads a coalition of 20 states suing over illegal sharing of Medicaid data with immigration authorities, alleging violations of federal privacy laws including HIPAA.
- On July 1, a coalition of 20 states led by California filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in San Francisco alleging the administration shared millions of Medicaid enrollees' sensitive data with DHS without notice.
- Following the GOP megabill signed July 4, an executive order and a GOP megabill laid the groundwork for HHS to pool federal and state data.
- In June 2025, HHS’s CMS handed over data from California, Illinois, and Washington to DHS, with staff instructed to quickly transfer immigration info; Nixon said this was to identify waste, fraud, and abuse.
- California Attorney General Rob Bonta said the data sharing 'created a culture of fear', and state attorneys general warned enrollees may face negative health consequences and even death.
- Reduced Medicaid enrollment could slash federal funds and saddle states with uncompensated costs, and trust erosion in public health may drive up morbidity and mortality.
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California leads 20 states in suit against Trump admin over sharing of Medicaid data with DHS
The suit claimed that the "mass transfer of sensitive Medicaid data will cause a predictable chilling effect on individuals’ willingness to enroll in Medicaid programs for which they are legally eligible."
California Leads Another Attack On Trump Over Alleged "Anti-Immigrant Crusade" As Trump Tries Using Medicaid Data To Find, Catch Illegal Aliens - The American Tribune.com
California has launched another attack on the Trump Administration over its use of Medicaid data to aid the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in locating illegal immigrants, which Democrat Attorney General Rob Bonta claimed was a violation of federal law. For background, on July 1, 2025, California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced that he was taking the lead in a lawsuit against the Departmen…
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