The immigration agency will use Medicaid data to identify and locate people it believes are in the country unlawfully.

The Trump administration is forging ahead with a plan that is sure to fuel alarm across California's immigrant communities: handing over the personal data of millions of Medicaid recipients to federal immigration officials who seek to track down people living in the U.

An agreement signed Monday between the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the Department of Homeland Security has given U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement access to the personal data of all Medicaid enrollees, according to a report from The Associated Press.