The U.S. Health Department announced on Thursday that it would allow Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials to access the personal data of 79 million Medicaid enrollees — reportedly including home addresses, ethnicities, birth dates, and Social Security numbers — in an initiative that officials say ensures undocumented immigrants do not receive Medicaid benefits meant for law-abiding Americans.
ICE Given Access to 79M Medicaid Records for Immigration Enforcement