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Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will gain access to personal data of 79 million Medicaid enrollees, including addresses and ethnicities, to locate undocumented immigrants, according to a newly obtained agreement. This move, part of the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement strategy, has raised legal concerns among lawmakers and officials regarding the sharing of sensitive health data.
Explain It To Me Like I’m 5: The government is allowing immigration officials to look at personal information of people on Medicaid to find those who might not have permission to be in the country.
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