Federal judge rules Trump administration can share illegal immigrants' Medicaid data with ICE

The Trump administration can continue its practice of sharing the biographical, location, and contact information of illegal immigrants between federal agencies early in the new year, a federal judge ruled on Monday.

U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria, an appointee of former President Barack Obama, of the Northern District of California, issued the preliminary injunction order Monday evening. The order allows the Department of Health and Human Services to continue sharing the Medicaid data of illegal immigrants with the Department of Homeland Security for immigration enforcement purposes.