Judge Blocks HHS From Sharing Medicaid Records With DHS, Curtails ICE’s Deportation Data Access

A federal judge granted a preliminary injunction preventing the Department of Health and Human Services from providing Medicaid enrollees' personal data — including addresses and Social Security numbers — to immigration officials. The order applies to records from 20 plaintiff states and bars DHS/ICE from using the data to target migrants for deportation until HHS offers a reasoned justification or litigation concludes. Advocates warned the transfers could deter vulnerable people from seeking care; HHS maintains the agreement is lawful.