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A federal judge ordered the HHS department to stop giving deportation officials access to personal information.

HHS began giving out personal information of people enrolled in Medicaid in June.

In July, the Department of Homeland Security was given access to view personal data, including Social Security numbers and home addresses.

WASHINGTON - A federal judge ordered the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to stop giving deportation officials access to personal information — including home addresses.

The order, issued by federal Judge Vince Chhabria in California, temporarily halts the health department from sharing personal data of enrollees in 20 states, which include California, Arizona, Washington and New York.

What they're saying:

"Using CMS data for immigr

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