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Trump's Data Sharing Sparks Outrage Over Migrant Privacy

6/13/2025

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The Trump administration's controversial decision to share personal data of millions of Medicaid enrollees, including their immigration status, with deportation officials has sparked outrage. Despite warnings from Medicaid officials, this transfer to the Department of Homeland Security raises serious ethical concerns about privacy and threatens the benefits and residency of vulnerable migrants.

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The Trump administration's controversial decision to share personal data of millions of Medicaid enrollees, including their immigration status, with deportation officials has sparked outrage. Despite warnings from Medicaid officials, this transfer to the Department of Homeland Security raises serious ethical concerns about privacy and threatens the benefits and residency of vulnerable migrants.