Washington, Oregon sue Trump admin for sharing Medicaid files with immigration enforcement
Washington and Oregon’s attorneys general are suing the federal government for sharing residents’ Medicaid records with federal immigration enforcement officials.
Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield and Washington Attorney General Nick Brown, alongside 13 other Democratic state attorneys general, filed a lawsuit on Tuesday challenging the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for sharing Medicaid patients’ files with the Department of Homeland Security, where Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, is housed. The Health and Human Services Department, it’s secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and the Homeland Security Department and it’s secretary, Kristi Noem, are listed as defendants.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta is leading the lawsuit, which also includes the attorneys general of Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York and Rhode Island.
The state attorneys argue that sharing personal health data violates federal administrative procedure laws and federal privacy laws. States are asking the court to block any new transfer of data, and the use of any data currently held by Homeland Security and ICE for immigration enforcement purposes.
https://washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/07/01/oregon-washington-sue-trump-admin-for-sharing-medicaid-files-with-immigration-enforcement/