A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Department of Health and Human Services from sharing the personal data of every Medicaid enrollee with immigration officials.

District Judge Vince Chhabria in the Northern District of California granted a preliminary injunction on Aug. 12 blocking the Department of Homeland Security from using Medicaid data obtained from 20 states for immigration enforcement purposes.

It also blocks HHS from sharing Medicaid data obtained from this coalition of states with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for immigration enforcement purposes.

The preliminary injunction will remain in place either until 14 days after HHS and DHS complete a “reasoned decisionmaking process” that complies with the Administrative Procedure Act, or until litigation co

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