Policy guidance for these task-force investigations states that immigrants without legal status who are encountered may either be deported or be used to pursue investigations and criminal prosecutions against other individuals.
November 20, 2025
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temporal
Describes how immigration status may be handled within task-force investigations.
U.S. federal law prohibits undocumented immigrants from obtaining Medicaid benefits.
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legal
Medicaid is a federal program with eligibility rules that exclude undocumented noncitizens from standard Medicaid coverage.
Some U.S. states operate state-funded healthcare programs that provide health benefits to undocumented immigrants, separate from federal Medicaid eligibility.
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policy
States may create their own programs or policies to extend health coverage to people who are ineligible for federal Medicaid due to immigration status.