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Dear John,
This is not what America should be. Another murder by ICE agents in Minnesota, ICE detention fatalities at a 20-year high, kidnappings and assaults on peaceful protesters, schools forced into remote learning by their own government, attacks on public servants who stand with immigrant families and against a lawless assault on their communities. The same administration that has abused its power in immigration enforcement also intensified its abusive attacks on safety net access for immigrant families. A baseless Justice Department demand for SNAP and Medicaid data [[link removed]] , an unsubstantiated freeze on visa processing [[link removed]] in countries with majority Black, Latine, and Asian populations, and the Housing and Urban Development Department equating “immigrant” with “fraud” [[link removed]] are just a few recent examples.
While each new attack increases the strain borne by PIF member organizations, we know that your efforts are easing some of the burden on immigrant families across the country. And we are proud to support you in that important work. Let us know what you need, how you can help, and how we can work together. Because together, we can get through this.
In this week’s newsletter:
* Medicaid and SNAP Data Sharing [#1]
* Executive Branch Updates [#3]
* [#3] Haiti TPS Termination [#80] [#80] [#80]
Data Privacy: Medicaid and SNAP Data Sharing: What Advocates Need to Know
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is attempting to access data about people who are enrolled in health and nutrition programs for immigration enforcement purposes. Federal laws and policies generally prohibit the use or disclosure of a benefit recipient’s information for purposes other than administering the program, but there is no longer a guarantee that information provided to benefit-granting agencies will never be shared with immigration enforcement. Our updated guide, “Medicaid and SNAP Data Sharing: What Advocates Need to Know,” created in partnership with the National Health Law Program and National Immigration Law Center, provides key takeaways for advocates, a detailed state of play, suggested actions for your Medicaid and SNAP agencies, and more. Get the guide via the link below, and don’t miss our community messages in our “ Data Privacy and Public Programs: 5 Things You Need to Know [[link removed]] .”
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Executive Branch Updates: DOJ Demands Medicaid and FNS Data, CMS Alerts California and Minnesota that it will Withhold Medicaid Funds, HUD Announces new Data Requirement
The Administration's onslaught of attacks on immigrants, their families, and the communities where they live continue. There have been a number of new demands on states this week. See the tracker pages linked below for more details and links to primary sources.
* DOJ (Other) [[link removed]] : Attorney General Pam Bondi sent a letter [[link removed]] to Minnesota Governor, Tim Walz demanding that Minnesota share all of its records on Medicaid and Food and Nutrition Service programs, including SNAP, with the federal government, among other requests.
* HHS [[link removed]] : Last Week, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) sent a letter [[link removed]] to Minnesota alleging fraud in the Medicaid program and outlining (in an attached unpublished memo) the steps CMS will take to withhold Medicaid funds.
* HUD [[link removed]] : The Washington Examiner reported [[link removed]] that U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) plans to require public housing authorities (PHAs) to provide full names and mailing addresses of all units including individuals who “do not contend they have immigration status” (mixed status families) or who were granted assistance without verifying immigration status. PHAs that do not comply within 30 days will be subject to enforcement, including loss of all federal funding.
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Partner Resource: Haiti TPS Termination: What do I need to know?
Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitians is scheduled to end on February 3, 2026, though lawyers have challenged the termination of Haitian TPS in federal court. A new resource by the Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition shares what termination would mean, what Haitians should do now, how to find resources, and more.
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