A coalition of Democratic-led states and advocacy groups filed separate but similar lawsuits on Monday against the Trump administration’s new policy allowing a federal low-income family program to share personal information, including immigration status, with other agencies.
The data-sharing rule, which was set to take effect on Aug. 11, would allow the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to share records on millions of people who receive money from the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program. It’s the latest in a series of Trump administration efforts hit with lawsuits that would give immigration authorities access to data held by other government agencies.
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