Trump Demands Medicaid Data for Deportation. Some States Go a Step Further. By Andrew Jones May 14, 2026

https://kffhealthnews.org/medicaid/medicaid-immigrants-deportation-state-data-legislation-north-carolina/?utm_campaign=KHN%3A%20First%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_dST8DfF4MuHqz8OCFig4bojAJMNIAMZXnAtE7h5K_YTvmFN_-WYpeSTQrj1U6SIbgRALBvVGORG2oPjo7suZVo6vRJg&_hsmi=418752874&utm_content=418752874&utm_source=hs_email KFF Health News: Trump Demands Medicaid Data For Deportation. Some States Go A Step Further Several states have joined President Donald Trump’s deportation efforts and are taking federal reporting requirements to immigration authorities a step further — by using their public health agencies as arms of enforcement. North Carolina, in late April, became the latest member of a growing group of Republican-led states to require their public health agencies to flag recipients of Medicaid to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security if their legal status is in question. (Jones, 5/14)