{"id":170541,"date":"2025-06-13T12:31:58","date_gmt":"2025-06-13T16:31:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=170541"},"modified":"2025-06-13T12:31:58","modified_gmt":"2025-06-13T16:31:58","slug":"the-department-of-homeland-security-receives-medicaid-data-that-could-help-them-locate-illegal-aliens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=170541","title":{"rendered":"The Department of Homeland Security receives Medicaid data that could help them locate illegal aliens"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Some states allow non-US citizens to apply for Medicaid benefits. These states argued that only state funds go into paying for these benefits. Thus, state taxpayers may be paying the benefits for noncitizens on Medicaid. The Department of Homeland Security requested Medicaid information from these states. This data may help with obtaining information on illegal aliens who may be receiving benefits.<\/p>\n

From the Associated Press:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

All states must legally provide emergency Medicaid services to non-U.S. citizens, including to those who are lawfully present but have not yet met a five-year wait to apply for Medicaid.<\/p>\n

Seven states, along with the District, allow immigrants who are not living legally in the country to enroll — with full benefits — in their state’s Medicaid program. The states launched these programs during the Biden administration and said they would not bill the federal government to cover those immigrants’ health care costs.<\/p>\n

The Trump administration has raised doubts about that pledge.<\/p>\n

Nixon, the HHS spokesman, said that the state’s Medicaid programs for immigrants “opened the floodgates for illegal immigrants to exploit Medicaid — and forced hardworking Americans to foot the bill.”<\/p>\n

All of the states — California, New York, Washington, Oregon, Illinois, Minnesota and Colorado — have Democratic governors. Due to his state’s budget woes, Newsom announced earlier this year he would freeze enrollment into the program; Illinois will also shut down its program for roughly 30,000 non-U.S. citizens in July.<\/p>\n

The remaining states — New York, Oregon, Minnesota and Colorado — have not yet submitted the identifiable data to CMS as part of the review, according to a public health official who has reviewed CMS’ requests to the states.<\/p>\n

State health officials from the District, Washington and Illinois did not respond to requests for comment.<\/p>\n

Newsom’s office said in its statement that the data sharing has “implications for all Californians, but it is especially concerning for vulnerable communities.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Additional Reading:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kindy, K., & Seitz, A. (2025, June 13). Trump administration gives personal data of immigrant Medicaid enrollees to deportation officials. Associated Press<\/em>. Link<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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