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ICE given access to Medicaid data in move critics call a privacy betrayal (www.theguardian.com)

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Officials let ICE access health data to locate migrants, alarming experts who warn of civil rights and health risks

Medicaid officials have reportedly made an agreement with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) to allow agents to examine a database of Americans’ personal information – including home addresses, social security numbers and ethnicities.

The data sharing agreement will allow Ice to find “the location of aliens”, according to an agreement obtained by the Associated Press. Medicaid is the nation’s single largest health insurer, providing coverage for 79 million low-income, disabled and elderly people.

“This is about the weaponization of data, full stop,” said Pramila Jayapal, a Democratic US representative from Washington state, who has worked extensively on US healthcare, in a statement on social media.

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[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

My wife's parents were both Americans, born in Missouri, but she was born in Brazil while they were both working down there. When they came back to the states they filled out papers to establish her US citizenship. This was decades ago. She's absolutely an American citizen, no question about it, they were just outside the country when she was born. But we're currently planning a trip to Scotland and she can't find her passport, so she's been going through the (amazingly arduous) procedure of getting a replacement. Now I've started to worry that this process is going to trigger some kind of misconceived alarm, and ICE will show up and haul her away with the accusation that she's an illegal Brazilian. I mean, it's not all that far-fetched is it? Or am I just being psycho?

[–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

won't lie. it's a possibility. make a plan now for if it happens later.

I say the next not to scare you, but to give you ideas on what to plan for.

get in contact with immigration lawyers
familiarize yourself with Brazilian deportation processes
identify safe living locations in Brazil for her while you figure out next steps
prepare a care package that can be shipped asap to a hotel or post office in Brazil that will have everything that she could need for 2-4 weeks.
- cell phone
- phone numbers
- laptop
- documents
- food
- medications
- money(or things that can be sold for money)

I would also recommend getting her some gold or silver accessories that can be sold or traded when she lands in Brazil. these would be things she can carry every day like rings, necklaces, earrings. if they deport her, they wouldn't take any of her personal belongings unless they posed a threat.

also, as fucked up as it is, placing an airtag in her shoe might give you both peace of mind if she's taken. there might be weeks where neither of you communicate if current events tell us anything.

be prepared for the worst and hope for the best. good luck and I hope you never have to activate your plan.