ICE Kept Improper Medicaid Dataset And Shared It With Palantir App

ICE kept a Medicaid dataset it was ordered to delete and shared the Jan. 7, 2026 file with Palantir's ELITE deportation-mapping app, the agency disclosed.^[1]

The file included information on millions of people, including U.S. citizens and lawfully present immigrants, and was broader than a December court order permitted.^[1] ICE had been ordered to delete improperly shared records, but a later search found at least six ICE users still had copies of the Jan. 7 dataset.^[1] ICE disclosed the Jan. 7 dataset was shared with Palantir, which operates the ELITE app used to display addresses of noncitizens who may be subject to deportation.^[1]

On January 7, 2026, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services sent ICE the Medicaid dataset that included records beyond what the December court order allowed.^[1] Judge Vince Chhabria temporarily blocked some CMS-ICE data sharing for immigration enforcement in late May and set an August hearing to refine his order.^[1] The Justice Department is asking to expand allowed data-sharing to cover all immigrants without permanent status, while more than 20 Democratic state attorneys general filed a motion opposing broader access on July 16.^[1]

1. NPR