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Speakers urge council to adopt resolution opposing federal ICE access to Medicaid data
Summary
Multiple public speakers asked the council to pass a resolution condemning federal immigration enforcement tactics after the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services allowed ICE access to Medicaid records; speakers cited models from other cities and asked Charlottesville to protect immigrant residents.
Several community speakers urged Charlottesville City Council to adopt a local resolution condemning what they described as federal overreach after the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) signed an agreement enabling Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to access personal data from Medicaid records. Speakers said the CMS action gives ICE access to names, race/ethnicity, birth dates, addresses and Social Security numbers for Medicaid recipients.
Alicia Lenahan (County resident) told the council that…
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