Filipino-American official sues Trump administration for sharing health data with ICE


LOS ANGELES: Twenty states, led by California Attorney General Rob Bonta, have sued the Trump administration for sharing data about Medicaid recipients with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials.

“The Trump Administration has upended longstanding privacy protections with its decision to illegally share sensitive, personal health data with ICE,” said California Attorney General Rob Bonta in a statement announcing the lawsuit.

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