A major ruling was handed down on Monday, allowing the Trump administration to access personal data from people who are known to be in the United States illegally, according to a new report.
U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria, an Obama appointee, ruled on Monday that Trump's Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials can access certain personal data points in the Medicaid system for deportation proceedings. The available data is limited to six categories: citizenship, immigration status, address, phone number, date of birth, and Medicaid ID, Politico reported.
The ruling resolves a lawsuit filed by 21 state attorneys general over the summer that sought to prevent the Trump administration from using Medicaid to target immigrants, the report added.
“The sharing of such information is clearly authorized by law and the agencies have adequately explained their decisions,” Chhabria wrote.
