ICE Improperly Shared Medicaid Data with Palantir for Deportation Efforts
ICE shared Medicaid data it wasn't supposed to have with Palantir
New court filings reveal that ICE shared millions of Medicaid records it was not authorized to possess with the data analytics firm Palantir. This breach occurred despite a federal judge's order to pause data sharing, as officials admitted to multiple instances of improperly transferring sensitive health information to aid deportation efforts. While Palantir claims the dataset was purged, state attorneys general argue these repeated violations undermine trust in the government's ability to protect citizen privacy.
ICE's inability to identify Medicaid records in its possession undercuts any claim that the agency should be entitled to more access to that data.