Stephen Miller:
"This ruling is long overdue."
A federal judge in California ruled Monday that the government can share basic biographical, location, and contact information about Medicaid participants with ICE for immigration enforcement.
U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria partially denied a preliminary injunction that 20 blue states, including California, had used to block the data-sharing.
The ruling allows sharing of "basic biographical, location, and contact information," while granting an injunction against sharing more sensitive health data.
Miller's full statement:
"Months ago, the Trump Administration began the process of seeking welfare records for immigration enforcement purposes but were sued by 21 blue states (the states enroll for federal programs, shockingly) and immediately blocked by the courts. This ruling is long overdue."
California AG Rob Bonta said he was "disappointed" in the ruling.
Here's the reality: Immigrants unlawfully in the U.S. are largely not eligible for Medicaid.
If you're collecting benefits you're not entitled to, you're committing fraud.
And now ICE can find you.
Blue states fought to protect illegal immigrants collecting taxpayer-funded benefits from being located by federal authorities.
Think about that.
They weren't protecting privacy.
They were protecting fraud.
Source: NBC News @StephenM
