But California Attorney General Rob Bonta said the states learned last month that the administration has disclosed the private Medicaid files to the Department of Homeland Security to create a database for raids and deportations by U.

California’s attorney general said the data seizure created “a culture of fear” that will have a “chilling effect” on health care access.

Twenty state attorneys general are seeking to block the Trump administration from sharing personal health data with the Department of Homeland Security for immigration enforcement in a lawsuit to be filed Tuesday.