Summary
Twenty states, led by California, are suing the Trump administration because federal health officials shared private Medicaid data with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). These states want to stop DHS from using this information to enforce immigration laws.
Key Facts
- California Attorney General Rob Bonta is leading the lawsuit.
- The lawsuit aims to stop the sharing of Medicaid data with DHS.
- The data includes details like names, addresses, Social Security numbers, and immigration status.
- Medicaid is a program that helps provide health care for low-income people.
- The lawsuit is filed in federal court in San Francisco.
- DHS says they are checking if Medicaid benefits are going to people not legally eligible.
- The Department of Health and Human Services says the data sharing is legal.
- The lawsuit coincides with the Senate passing a bill with cuts to Medicaid.
