Posted on 06/15/2025 9:45:00 AM PDT by DFG
Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has reportedly handed over personal information of foreign Medicaid enrollees to immigration enforcement authorities. The data transfer reportedly includes names, addresses, and Social Security numbers of individuals enrolled in Medicaid programs in sanctuary states such as California, Illinois, and Washington State, as well as Washington, D.C.
Emails and an internal memo obtained by the Associated Press (AP) reveal that Medicaid officials attempted to block the transfer, citing legal and ethical objections. However, two senior advisers to Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. overruled their concerns, ordering the data to be sent to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
California Governor Gavin Newsom’s office has complained, stating, “This potential data transfer brought to our attention by the AP is extremely concerning, and if true, potentially unlawful.” The Democrat governor’s office emphasized the state’s commitment to protecting the privacy of its residents, apparently including illegal aliens liable for deportation.
The data handover has raised concerns among leftists that it could be used to assist immigration raids, particularly in Los Angeles, California, where previous Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations have led to pro-illegal immigrant riots. It could also be used to stop Medicaid coverage from being extended to illegals unlawfully.
Andrew Nixon, a spokesman for the Department of Health and Human Services, defended the move, stating the data sharing was lawful and aimed at ensuring Medicaid benefits are provided only to those legally eligible.
Officials at the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) were reportedly given less than an hour to comply with the directive.
> But they’re nice enough not to vote in our elections. <
They don’t have to vote. Just by virtue of being counted in the census, they add at least 13 electoral votes in California.
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I hope people remember this the next time the GOPe suggests the age for social security needs to be increased "so it can be saved"
Good for him.
PERFECT
ELIMINATE THE MIDDLE MAN
NOT IN CALIF
NEWSOM HAS BRAGGED ABOUT “COVERING ILLEGALS”
THEY ARE IN CALIF-—NEWSOM IS VERY PROUD OF THAT
plus
if you have a deportation order you are racking up fines
if you re-entered you have committed a felony and subject to a criminal warrant which local authorities have to comply with
or you could self deport
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